Congreve, William 1670-1729

Overview

Works:	1,577 works in 6,693 publications in 9 languages and 98,460 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Comedy plays Records and correspondence Oratorios Concordances Glossaries, vocabularies, etc Songs and music Biographies Poetry
Subject Headings:	Dramatists, English--Early modern Poets, English--Early modern
Roles:	Author, Librettist, Translator, Editor, Other, Bibliographic antecedent, Lyricist, Composer, Illustrator, Creator
Classifications:	PR3366, 822.4

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about William Congreve

William Congreve : the critical heritage by Laurence Bartlett( )
The first modern comedies; the significance of Etherege, Wycherley, and Congreve by Norman N Holland( Book )
The comic spirit in Restoration drama; studies in the comedy of Etherege, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar by Henry Ten Eyck Perry( Book )
Life of William Congreve by Edmund Gosse( Book )
A Congreve gallery by Kathleen M Lynch( Book )

William Congreve by Maximillian E Novak( Book )
William Congreve by D. Crane Taylor( Book )
William Congreve by Bonamy Dobrée( Book )
Congreve by Harold Love( Book )
Letters & documents by William Congreve( Book )
An approach to Congreve by Aubrey L Williams( Book )
William Congreve by Brian Morris( Book )
William Congreve, the man; a biography from new sources by John C Hodges( Book )
Congreve's plays on the eighteenth-century stage by Emmett Langdon Avery( Book )
A concordance to the plays of William Congreve by David Mann( Book )
Two-edg'd weapons : style and ideology in the comedies of Etherege, Wycherley, and Congreve by Robert Markley( Book )
The cultivated stance: the designs of Congreve's plays by W.H Van Voris( Book )
Congreve, the drama, and the printed word by Julie Stone Peters( Book )
William Congreve, a reference guide by Laurence Bartlett( Book )
William Congreve by William Congreve( Book )

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Most widely held works by William Congreve

The way of the world by William Congreve( )

274 editions published between 1700 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 5,817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An unabridged republication of the eighteenth-century comedy "The Way of the World," a satire of London society

The mourning bride : a tragedy by William Congreve( )

305 editions published between 1679 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 3,319 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The double dealer by William Congreve( )

167 editions published between 1694 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 2,953 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A play following a love triangle between an heir, a knight's daughter, and Maskwell, the Double Dealer"--Provided by publisher

Semele by George Frideric Handel( )

46 editions published between 1956 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,903 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Semele (HWV 58) is a 'musical drama' in three parts by George Frideric Handel. The story comes from Ovid's Metamorphoses and concerns Semele, mother of Bacchus. Handel also referred to the work as 'The Story of Semele'. The work is classified as a 'musical drama', but it does fuse elements of opera, oratorio and classical drama, which anticipates the grand operas of the nineteenth century...Neither is it opera due to the large number of choruses..."--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semele_(Handel)

Love for love. A comedy by William Congreve( )

34 editions published between 1710 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A comical farce following Valentine, a young man who tries to escape his debts and marry the lovely Angelica"--Provided by publisher

The old bachelor by William Congreve( )

19 editions published between 1710 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,866 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A play about an old bachelor who finds love"--Provided by publisher

Love for love : a comedy by William Congreve( )

157 editions published between 1695 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Love for love by William Congreve( Book )

120 editions published between 1695 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,668 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The National Theatre, "Love for Love," William Congreve, production by Peter Wood, designed by Lila de Nobili, music by Marc Wilkinson, dances by Alfred Rodrigues, lighting by Richard Pilbrow, stage manager Diana Boddington

Restoration Plays by Brice Harris( Book )

1 edition published in 1953 in English and held by 1,313 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents eight celebrated dramatic works: The Rehearsal, The Country Wife, The Man of Mode, All for Love, Venice Preserved, The Relapse, The Way of the World, and The Beaux' Strategem

The comedies of William Congreve by William Congreve( Book )

39 editions published between 1927 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The old batchelour : a comedy : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by Their Majesties servants by William Congreve( )

37 editions published between 1693 and 1984 in English and held by 1,281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The complete plays of William Congreve by William Congreve( Book )

17 editions published between 1967 and 1969 in English and held by 1,147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The way of the world : a comedy. Written by Mr. Congreve by William Congreve( )

50 editions published between 1711 and 2018 in English and held by 1,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Congreve by William Congreve( Book )

57 editions published between 1880 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Her experiences at a summer camp in the California mountains in 1945 give twelve-year-old Annie Platt new insight into her overprotective family of German-Jewish immigrants. Sequel to "Silver Days."

The old batchelor. : a comedy. Written by Mr. Congreve by William Congreve( )

48 editions published between 1731 and 2010 in English and held by 1,050 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The works of Mr. William Congreve : in three volumes : consisting of his plays and poems by William Congreve( )

61 editions published between 1719 and 1761 in English and held by 1,010 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The mourning muse of Alexis : a pastoral : lamenting the death of our late gracious Queen Mary of ever blessed memory by William Congreve( )

26 editions published between 1695 and 1984 in English and held by 960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. (marc) 18175533. (stc) Wing C5859. (vid) 106880. (DLPS) A34309.0001.001. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34309.0001.001. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/t/text/accesspolicy.html. This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this text, in whole or in part. Please contact project staff at eebotcp-info@umich.edu for further information or permissions. Mary -- II, -- Queen of England, -- 1662-1694 -- Poetry

The double-dealer : a comedy. Written by Mr. Congreve by William Congreve( )

51 editions published between 1711 and 2018 in English and held by 893 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Comedies by William Congreve( Book )

50 editions published between 1925 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 844 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Congreve : complete plays by William Congreve( Book )

24 editions published between 1887 and 1989 in English and held by 653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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