William Congreve / edited by Alexander Lindsay and Howard Erskine-Hill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lindsay, Alexander, 1952-

Erskine-Hill, Howard.

Series:

Critical heritage series.

The Critical heritage series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Congreve, William, 1670-1729--Criticism and interpretation.

Congreve, William.

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (509 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to read the material themselves.

Contents:

Cover; William Congreve: The Critical Heritage; Copyright; General Editor's Preface; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: The Early Reception; 1. William Congreve, Preface to Incognita, 1691; 2. John Dryden on the Old Batchelour, 1692; 3. Prefatory Poems to the Old Batchelour, 1693; 4. Peter Motteux in the Gentleman's Journal, 1693; 5. Henry Higden in the Preface to the Wary Widdow, 1693; 6. John Dryden in the Dedication to Examen Poeticum, 1693; 7. Thomas Yalden, 'to Mr. Congreve. an Epistolary Ode Occasion'd by His Late Play', 1693

8. Jonathan Swift, to Mr. Congreve', 16939. William Congreve, Epistle Dedicatory to the Double- Dealer, 1693; 10. John Dryden on the Double-dealer, 1693; 11. William Dove, to Mr. Congreve', 1693; 12. Joseph Addison in 'an Account of the Greatest English Poets', 1694; 13. Charles Hopkins in to Walter Moyle, Esq.', 1694; 14. Anon, in the Mourning Poets, 1695; 15. Edward Howard in the Proem to an Essay upon Pastoral, 1695; 16. William Congreve, 'concerning Humour in Comedy', 1695; 17. William Pittis in an Epistolary Poem to N. Tate, Esquire, 1696

18. Catharine Trotter, to Mr. Congreve, on His Tragedy, the Mourning Bride', 169719. Sir Richard Blackmore in the Preface to King Arthur, 1697; 20. Charles Hopkins, Dedication of Boadicea, Queen of Britain, 1697; 21. Anon, in the Justice of Peace, 1697; 22. Jeremy Collier in a Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage, 1698; 23. Elkanah Settle in a Defence of Dramatick Poetry, 1698; 24. William Congreve in Amendments of Mr. Collier's False and Imperfect Citations, 1698; 25. Anon, in a Letter to Mr. Congreve, 1698

26. Anon, in Animadversions on Mr. Congreve's Late Answer to Mr. Collier, 169827. Jeremy Collier in a Defence of the Short View, 1698; 28. Anon, in Some Remarks upon Mr. Collier's Defence, 1698; 29. Charles Gildon in a Letter to Mr. Congreve, Occasion'd by the Death of the Countess Dowager of Manchester, 1698; 30. Anon, in 'a Session of the Poets', 1698; 31. John Oldmixon in Reflections on the Stage, 1699; 32. James Drake in the Ancient and Modern Stages Survey'd, 1699; 33. Charles Hopkins in 'an Epistle from Mr. Charles Hopkins to Mr. Yalden in Oxon.', 1699

34. Charles Gildon in Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets, 1699?35. Sir Richard Blackmore in a Satyr Against Wit, 1699; 36. William Congreve, Dedication of the Way of the World, 1700; 37. Samuel Wesley in an Epistle to a Friend Concerning Poetry, 1700; 38. Samuel Cobb in Poetae Britannici, 1700; 39. Daniel Kenrick in a New Session of the Poets, Occasion'd by the Death of Mr. Dryden, 1700; 40. Anon, in an Epistle to Sir Richard Blackmore, 1700

Part II: The Eighteenth-century Response, 1701- 93 41. Richard Steele, 'epistle to Mr. Congreve, Occasion'd by His Comedy Call'd the Way of the World', 1701

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Congreve.

ISBN:

1-134-78263-2

1-134-78264-0

1-280-32511-9

0-203-19779-8

0-203-28640-5

9780203197790

OCLC:

173610122