William Archer

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drama critic person playwright theatre critic translator

William Archer was a Scottish critic and playwright best known for championing Henrik Ibsen’s work in the English-speaking world and contributing significantly to modern drama.

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William Archer canonical 6

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instanceOf drama critic ⓘ
person ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
theatre critic ⓘ
translator ⓘ
birthDate 1856-09-23 ⓘ
birthPlace Perth, Scotland ⓘ
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
collaboratedWith Harley Granville-Barker ⓘ
coWrote The War and the Nation ⓘ
deathDate 1924-12-27 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
educatedAt University of Edinburgh ⓘ
employer Tribune ⓘ
surface form: The Tribune

The World (London newspaper) ⓘ
familyName Archer ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
influenced George Bernard Shaw ⓘ
influencedBy Henrik Ibsen ⓘ
knownFor English translations of Henrik Ibsen’s plays ⓘ
championing the plays of Henrik Ibsen in the English-speaking world ⓘ
contributions to modern drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement modern drama ⓘ
name William Archer self-link ⓘ
nationality Scottish ⓘ
occupation critic ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
translator ⓘ
subjectOf biographical studies of modern drama critics ⓘ
translated A Doll’s House ⓘ
Ghosts ⓘ
Hedda Gabler ⓘ
Rosmersholm ⓘ
The Master Builder (stage production) ⓘ
surface form: The Master Builder

The Wild Duck ⓘ
translatedFrom Norwegian ⓘ
translatedTo English ⓘ
wrote America To-day: Observations and Impressions ⓘ
Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting ⓘ
Play-Making: A Manual of Craftsmanship ⓘ
Poets of the Younger Generation ⓘ
The Old Drama and the New ⓘ
The Theatrical World ⓘ
Through Afro-America: An English Reading of the Race Problem ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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The Green Goddess (1923 film) → basedOnWorkAuthor → William Archer ⓘ
Colin Archer → parent → William Archer ⓘ
The Green Goddess (play) → author → William Archer ⓘ
The Green Goddess → basedOnAuthor → William Archer ⓘ
The Green Goddess (1930 film) → author → William Archer ⓘ
subject surface form: The Green Goddess (play)
William Archer → name → William Archer self-link ⓘ