Man of letters, born in New York City, New York, USA. Independently wealthy, he published poems, plays, translations, and essays renowned for critical power and stylistic grace. Edmund Wilson called him the best writer on literature of his generation.
John Jay Chapman (1862-1933) was an American author, born in New York City. He was the author of:
Emerson and Other Essays (1898) Causes and Consequences (1898) Practical Agitation (1900) Four Plays for Children (1908) The Maid's Forgiveness (1908) A Message from Bologna (1909) Benedict Arnold: A Play for a Greek Theatre (1911) Learning and Other Essays (1911) William Lloyd Garrison (1913) Homeric Scenes (verse, 1914) Memories and Milestones (1915) Deutschland über Alles (1915) Notes on Religion (1915) Greek Genius and Other Essays (1915) The Letters of Victor Chapman, with Memoirs (1917) Songs and Poems (1919) William Lloyd Garrison (second edition, revised and enlarged, 1921) Glance toward Shakespeare (1922)
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