Born at New Haven, Connecticut, 1865. A. B., Yale, 1887; Ph. D. 1891; A. M., Harvard, 1891. Instructor in English literature at Yale, 1892-6, assistant professor of the English language and literature, 1896-1901; Lampson professor since 1901. Deacon in the Baptist Church.
Bibliography
- Essays on Modern Novelists. 1910.
- Essays on Russian Novelists. 1911.
- Essays on Books. 1914.
- Browning. 1915.
- The Advance of the English Novel. 1916.
- The Advance of English Poetry. 1918.
- Archibald Marshall. 1918.
- The Twentieth Century Theatre. 1918.
- Reading the Bible. 1919.
- Essays on Modern Dramatists. 1920.
Studies and Reviews
- Bookm. 41 (’15): 585 (portrait), 587; 31 (’10): 349 (portrait).
- Ind. 71 (’11): 815 (portrait).
- Lond. Times, Mar. 17, 1910: 95.
- Poetry, 14 (’19): 159.
- R. of Rs. 45 (’12): 103 (portrait).
Born in Russia, 1873. Educated at the University of Berlin, 1897-9. Came to the United States, 1899. Studied at Columbia, 1903-4. President of Pinski-Massel Press. President of Jewish National Workers’ Alliance. Socialist-Zionist.
His reputation is based principally upon his five volumes of plays and two of stories in Yiddish, but he has also written in English.