Phelps, William Lyon 1865-1943

Overview

Works:	502 works in 1,371 publications in 2 languages and 28,127 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Comedy plays Fiction Biography Tragedies (Drama) Records and correspondence Autobiographies Personal correspondence Short stories
Roles:	Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Other, Compiler, Commentator, Speaker, Contributor, Performer
Classifications:	PR2825.A2, 822.33

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Most widely held works about William Lyon Phelps

Autobiography with letters by William Lyon Phelps( Book )
Time exposures by Search-light( Book )
Fellow of infinite jest recollections and anecdotes of William Lyon Phelps by Florence Holladay Barber( Book )
The inspector general : a satiric farce in three acts by Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ( Book )
The sketch book by Washington Irving( Book )

Charles Reynolds Brown papers by Charles Reynolds Brown( )
Bingham family papers by Bingham family( )
Anson Phelps Stokes family papers by Anson Phelps Stokes( )
A dash at the pole by William Lyon Phelps( Book )
Percy MacKaye papers by Percy MacKaye( )
Benjamin Holt Ticknor papers by Benjamin Holt Ticknor( )
William Lyon Phelps (1865-1943) by George Henry Nettleton( Book )
Phelps, William Lyon( )
National Lanier Centennial Committee records by National Lanier Centennial Committee( )
Meredith Nicholson collection by Meredith Nicholson( )
Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury papers by Thomas R Lounsbury( )
Yale Review records( )
Wilbur Lucius Cross papers by Wilbur L Cross( )
John Armstrong Chaloner papers by John Armstrong Chaloner( )
Correspondence of Thornton Wilder by Thornton Wilder( )

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Most widely held works by William Lyon Phelps

The merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare( Book )

25 editions published between 1923 and 1965 in English and held by 1,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Catholic University of America Speech and Drama Department, Rev. Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P., head, presents "The Merchant of Venice," by William Shakespeare, directed by William H. Graham, setting and lighting by James D. Waring, costumes designed by Joseph Lewis, costumes executed by Ann Tacik

... The tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare( Book )

23 editions published between 1917 and 1965 in English and held by 1,378 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lear, the King of Britain, has three daughters. Wishing to ease himself of the burden of rule, he determines to divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best

The advance of English poetry in the twentieth century by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

44 editions published between 1916 and 2010 in English and held by 1,094 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on modern novelists by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

34 editions published between 1910 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,070 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This 1910 collection of scholarly articles discusses Thomas Hardy, William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Mrs. Humphry Ward, Henryk Sienkiewicz, William De Morgan, Bj rnstjerne Bj rnson, Alfred Ollivant, and Richard Doddridge Blackmoore's romance Lorna Doone . Also included are the essays Novels as a University Study" and The Teacher's Attitude Towards Contemporary Literature."

Essays on Russian novelists by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

42 editions published between 1911 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,038 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The most important novelists of 19th-century Russian literature are each given their own essay in this collection

Representative plays by J. M Barrie( Book )

8 editions published between 1922 and 2005 in English and held by 1,025 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For contents, see Author Catalog

Robert Browning : how to know him by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

41 editions published between 1915 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Robert Browning: How to Know Him' is a biography of the life of this English poet and playwright. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained an M.A. in 1891 from Yale and his PhD from Harvard in the same year. During his time a Yale, he offered a course in modern novels which brought the university considerable attention both nationally and internationally. Phelps published many essays on modern and European literature, including titles such as 'Essays on Modern Novelists' (1910), 'Some Makers of American Literature' (1923), and 'As I Like it' (1923)

The advance of the English novel by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

46 editions published between 1916 and 2013 in English and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A scholarly review of the beginning, development, and current status of fiction, this conversational 1916 book spans two centuries of literary development. Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, Sterne, the eighteenth century, and the Romantic Revival are all discussed here, as well as the Victorians with emphasis on contemporary artists such as Meredith, Conrad, Hardy, Galsworthy, Henry James, and other twentieth-century British and American novelists

The beginnings of the English romantic movement; a study in eighteenth century literature by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

41 editions published between 1893 and 1983 in English and held by 942 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book explores the origins of English Romanticism. Even though it was a radical new style, it was undoubtedly influenced by the art and history that preceded it. The strength of this critical study is that the author is able to highlight the extent to which Romantic poets were informed by the work of previous generations while also giving their spirit of invention its due credit

The twentieth century theatre, observations on the contemporary English and American stage by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

31 editions published between 1918 and 2010 in English and held by 849 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This little book contains a discussion, with sufficient corroborative figures and specific illustrations, of some of the conditions and tendencies of the English and American stage of 1900-1918"--The Preface

Howells, James, Bryant and other essays by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

17 editions published between 1924 and 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 753 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Folkways : a study of the sociological importance of usages, manners, customs, mores, and morals by William Graham Sumner( Book )

9 editions published between 1940 and 1968 in English and held by 695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"List of books cited": pages 655-670

Essays on modern dramatists by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

16 editions published between 1921 and 1970 in 3 languages and held by 674 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Pulitzer prize plays, 1918-1934 by Kathryn Coe Cordell( Book )

12 editions published between 1935 and 1940 in English and Undetermined and held by 665 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Appendix: Idiot's delight

George Chapman by George Chapman( Book )

17 editions published between 1895 and 1904 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Some makers of American literature by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

19 editions published between 1923 and 1978 in English and held by 529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Robert Browning by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

13 editions published between 1916 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on books by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

13 editions published between 1914 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gathered in 1914 from The Yale Review and other periodicals, this collection of critical essays considers Richardson, Dickens, Austen, and Marlowe; it also includes the articles Notes on Mark Twain," Realism and Reality in Fiction," Carlyle's Love-Letters," Schiller's Personality and Influence," Schopenhauer and Omar," Lessing as a Creative Critic," and more

Human nature in the Bible by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

11 editions published between 1922 and 2010 in English and held by 430 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adventures and confessions by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

5 editions published between 1926 and 1990 in English and held by 400 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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