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Huneker, James Gibbons
Huneker, James Gibbons (1857–1921), after studying piano in Paris, where he was affected by the romanticism of contemporary painters, writers, and musicians, became a music critic in Philadelphia and New York. From 1900 to 1917 he wrote for the New York Sun on matters concerned with art, literature, drama, and music, and his wit, lush phrasing, and connoisseur's gusto made his criticism stand far above that of other journalists of the time. His best‐known early books include Mezzotints in Modern Music (1899), essays on Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, and others; Chopin: The Man and His Music (1900), a biographical sketch and critical analysis generally considered his best work; and Melomaniacs (1902), satirical sketches. From this exclusive concern with music he turned to wider interests in such books as Iconoclasts, a Book of Dramatists (1905); Egoists: A Book of Supermen (1909); Promenades of an Impressionist (1910); Ivory Apes and Peacocks (1915); New Cosmopolis (1915), a study of New York City; Unicorns (1917); and Variations (1921). Old Fogy (1913) and Steeplejack (1920) are autobiographical works that exhibit the variety of interests, facility of criticism, and vivacity of thought that won Huneker the personal and artistic allegiance of such men as Mencken and Nathan. His sonorous style and love for the voluptuous and colorful are also exhibited in his novel, Painted Veils (1920), concerned with New York artists.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-HunekerJamesGibbons.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-HunekerJamesGibbons.html |
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Huneker, James Gibbons
Huneker, James Gibbons (1859?–1921), critic. Born in Philadelphia of Irish‐Hungarian parentage, he became a music critic before he was hired as a theatre reviewer for the New York Sun in 1902. Huneker immediately took up the cudgels for Ibsen and Shaw, two playwrights who were confusing and infuriating the more traditional critics. He wrote of Ibsen, “In his bones he is a moralist, in practice an artist.” Although he later was to have reservations about Shaw, he wrote the introduction to a 1906 edition of Shaw's collected criticisms and called him “jester to the cosmos and the most serious man on the planet.” He also warred against the prudery that infused so much contemporary dramatic criticism. In 1912 he left the Sun to write for the New York Times but eventually returned to the former. Brooks Atkinson called him “the best critic Broadway ever had.” Among his books, which ranged broadly and knowingly among all the arts, was Iconoclasts: A Book of Dramatists.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-HunekerJamesGibbons.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-HunekerJamesGibbons.html |
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Huneker, James Gibbons
Huneker, James Gibbons (1860–1921), American dramatic critic, born in Philadelphia, of Irish-Hungarian extraction. In 1890 he became music and drama critic of the Morning Advertiser and the New York Recorder and in 1902 joined the staff of the Sun, leaving in 1912 for the New York Times. He was perhaps more of an interpreter than a critic, battling in print with William Winter over Ibsen and Shaw, and his gusto and worldly knowledge shocked the puritans of the day. He edited a two-volume edition of Shaw's criticisms from the Saturday Review, and through his contacts with Europe—as a young man, he had lived in Paris for some years—was able to introduce and explain foreign dramatic literature to his compatriots.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-HunekerJamesGibbons.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Huneker, James Gibbons." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-HunekerJamesGibbons.html |
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James Gibbons Huneker
James Gibbons Huneker , 1860–1921, American essayist and music critic, b. Philadelphia. The originality and pungency of his style and the soundness of his criticism made him one of the most important critics of his time. He was music, art, and drama critic for the New York Sun (1902–17), then music critic for the Times (1917–19), and later for the World (from 1919 until his death). He also wrote several books.
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"James Gibbons Huneker." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "James Gibbons Huneker." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Huneker.html "James Gibbons Huneker." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Huneker.html |
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