Alexandre Dumas (1803-1870), the prolific French author of plays, popular romances, and historical novels, wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandre Dumas is generally called Dumas père to distinguish him from his illustr...
Despite their unflagging worldwide popularity, their perennial availability, and their innumerable cinematographic adaptations, the works of Alexandre Dumas père have been largely unappreciated by critics. There has been, for some time now, a spec...
The dramatic writings of Alexandre Dumas père, long absent from publishers' booklists and often granted little more than la portion congrue (an extremely small place) in critical assessments of his literary corpus, seem today to be experiencing so...
Martin F. Nolan is editor of the Globe's editorial page. Garrison Keillor, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Bob and Ray, Woody Allen -- all owe him a debt. He was "the thinking man's comedian," which means he made people laugh hard, pause and ponder why,...
JIM BECKERMAN, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-01-1997 COURT JESTER -- IN 'THE SIXTH MAN,' KADEEM HARDISON GIVES NEW MEANING TO TEAM SPIRIT By JIM BECKERMAN, Staff Writer Date: 04-01-1997, Tuesday Section: YOUR TIME Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star,...