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Clayton Meeker Hamilton
1881–1946
A sharp-eyed American drama critic, lecturer, and playwright, he helped early 20th-century readers think more seriously about theater and fiction. His books on dramatic theory and storytelling gave him a lasting place in literary and theatrical criticism.
3 Audiobooks
Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews
by Clayton Meeker Hamilton
The Theory of the Theatre, and Other Principles of Dramatic Criticism
by Clayton Meeker Hamilton
A Manual of the Art of Fiction
by Clayton Meeker Hamilton
About the author
Born in Brooklyn in 1881, Clayton Meeker Hamilton built a career as an American drama critic, lecturer, playwright, and author. Sources from Wikipedia and the New York Public Library agree that he wrote dramatic criticism for major New York publications, lectured widely, and also worked in film during the 1920s.
He is especially remembered for books such as The Theory of the Theatre and Materials and Methods of Fiction, which made literary and theatrical ideas accessible to a broad audience. His writing focused on how stories and plays are built, and that practical, analytical approach helped shape conversations about modern drama in the United States.
Hamilton died in 1946. Archival records suggest the range of his work was wide, including reviews, lectures, plays, poetry, and correspondence, reflecting a figure deeply involved in American literary and theater culture of his time.