James Brander Matthews was a pioneering American writer and educator who championed theater as a subject worthy of formal academic study. As the first full-time professor of dramatic literature at an American university, his interests spanned from classical playwrights to the burgeoning realism of his era. While his own fiction and plays are largely forgotten, his scholarly works on French dramatists and American literature offered insightful and rigorous analyses. Matthews' enduring legacy lies in his passionate advocacy for theater as a performance art and his demanding, yet engaging, approach to teaching stagecraft.
Brander Matthews takes us through the different aspects of New York City, from its architecture, to its people, to its diversity. This book is an excellent way to explore the city without leaving the comfort of your own home.
This collection of essays by one of the foremost literary critics of the late nineteenth century covers a range of subjects related to the art of fiction. From the influence of the theater on the novel to the psychology of the reader, Matthews brings a sharp and insightful perspective to the study of literature. With a readable style and a wealth of examples, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the theory and practice of writing.
The Innocents Abroad is one of the most prominent and influential travel books ever written about Europe and the Holy Land. In it, the collision of the American “New Barbarians” and the European “Old World” provides much comic fodder for Mark Twain—and a remarkably perceptive lens on the human condition. Gleefully skewering the ethos of American tourism in Europe, Twain’s lively satire ultimately reveals just what it is that defines cultural identity. As Twain himself points out, “Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” And Jane Jacobs observes in her Introduction, “If the reader is American, he may also find himself on a tour of his own psyche.”
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The story is about a rich Japanese 13-year old name Tetsuya Yamaguchi, who travels to America with his mom and dad to start a new life. But, things don't go as well as planned when he's being menanced by his classmates in Northdale Middle School, his new school. He also runs into a pretty Japanese-American girl named Haruka Riley, who's happens to be one of the popular girls in the school as well as her tomboyish friend, Rebecca Hailey. He also makes friend with a 12-year old black boy named Lance Carmicheal, who is an amine otaku just like him. On his way to Lance's house after school, he gets hit by a car and died soon right after. That's when things gets bizzare. He was confronted by a mysterious woman with firey hair and wings of a pheonix. She sends him to the world of Neo Arcadia, where he meets people that looks like the people he knows from the real world, especially the kids he met from school. He bands together with them to embark on a quest to find the demonic woman who sent him here and ask her why?
This collection of short stories includes both fantastical tales and realistic narratives. With a masterful touch, Matthews weaves together elements of imagination and reality to create stories that are both poignant and thought-provoking. Fans of short fiction and literary realism will find much to enjoy in this diverse and engaging collection.