Arthur Bingham Walkley
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Arthur Bingham Walkley was an English
dramatic critic, born in Bristol, and educated at Balliol and Corpus Christi colleges, Oxford
. He held important positions in the British postal service, but it was by his dramatic critic
ism that he became known over the English-speaking world to all interested in British dramatic and theatrical activities. He proved himself a sound and scholarly critic in his notices for the London Times
and in contributions to various journals and review
s. George Bernard Shaw
dedicated Man and Superman
to him, crediting Walkley in the dedication with giving him the idea of writing a Don Juan
play. A defender of the Edwardian new drama, he wrote a number of analyses of Henrik Ibsen
's plays. His books include:
Walkley died in 1926.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
dramatic critic, born in Bristol, and educated at Balliol and Corpus Christi colleges, Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He held important positions in the British postal service, but it was by his dramatic critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
ism that he became known over the English-speaking world to all interested in British dramatic and theatrical activities. He proved himself a sound and scholarly critic in his notices for the London Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
and in contributions to various journals and review
Review
A review is an evaluation of a publication, a product or a service, such as a movie , video game, musical composition , book ; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theater show or dance show...
s. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
dedicated Man and Superman
Man and Superman
Man and Superman is a four-act drama, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The series was written in response to calls for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme. Man and Superman opened at The Royal Court Theatre in London on 23 May 1905, but with the omission of the 3rd Act...
to him, crediting Walkley in the dedication with giving him the idea of writing a Don Juan
Don Juan
Don Juan is a legendary, fictional libertine whose story has been told many times by many authors. El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by Tirso de Molina is a play set in the fourteenth century that was published in Spain around 1630...
play. A defender of the Edwardian new drama, he wrote a number of analyses of Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
's plays. His books include:
- Playhouse Impressions (1892)
- Frames of Mind (1894)
- Dramatic Criticism (1903)
- Drama and Life (1907)
Walkley died in 1926.
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- St. John Hankin
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