matthews

matthews — biographical name

1. the surname of (James) Brander Matthews, an American university professor and li

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釋義

the surname of (James) Brander Matthews, an American university professor and literary critic active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who taught at Columbia University and wrote about drama, fiction, and the theatre.

例句

Salma wrote a term paper on Brander Matthews's influence on American theatre criticism.

biographical reference in academic writing

The library still holds a collection of Matthews's letters to other writers of his time.