Phelps, William Lyon 1865-1943

Overview

Works:	500 works in 1,310 publications in 2 languages and 28,140 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Comedy plays Fiction Records and correspondence Short stories Ghost stories Outlines and syllabi Biography History
Roles:	Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Other, Speaker, Contributor, Commentator, 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 )

Percy MacKaye papers by Percy MacKaye( )
A dash at the pole by William Lyon Phelps( Book )
Anson Phelps Stokes family papers by Anson Phelps Stokes( )
James Wesley Cooper papers by James W Cooper( )
Harold Phelps Stokes papers by Harold Phelps Stokes( )
Hubert Merrill Sedgwick papers by Hubert M Sedgwick( )
James Hosmer Penniman collection by James Hosmer Penniman( )
Harlan Ward Cooley papers by Harlan Ward Cooley( )
Edwin Björkman papers by Edwin Björkman( )
Phelps, William Lyon : Assistant Professor English at Yale University( )
Arthur Gleason papers by Arthur Gleason( )
Letters and documents( )
Nathan Hale : an original play in four acts by Clyde Fitch( )
William Dudley Foulke papers by William Dudley Foulke( )
Carlton F. Wells papers by Carlton F Wells( )

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Most widely held works by William Lyon Phelps

The merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare( Book )

22 editions published between 1923 and 1965 in English and held by 1,408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character

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

22 editions published between 1917 and 1965 in English and held by 1,403 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

Representative plays by J. M Barrie( Book )

7 editions published between 1922 and 2005 in English and held by 1,009 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 950 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1910 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Essays on Modern Novelists' is a collection of essays of notable modern novelists, including Thomas Hardy, Mark Twain, and Robert Louis Stevenson. 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 beginnings of the English romantic movement; a study in eighteenth century literature by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

40 editions published between 1893 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 911 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 advance of English poetry in the twentieth century by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

44 editions published between 1916 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 861 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

46 editions published between 1916 and 2013 in English and held by 857 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 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 843 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 )

16 editions published between 1924 and 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 758 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

39 editions published between 1915 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 753 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)

Essays on Russian novelists by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

41 editions published between 1911 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 743 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book of literary criticism contains essays on Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Gorky, Chekhov and other Russian writers

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 705 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From the Publisher: This century-old classic of sociology offers thousands of illustrations of the social, sexual, and religious customs of ancient Greece and Rome, Africa, Australia, Melanesia, Japan, China, India, as well as medieval Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and modern Western civilization in Europe and America. Subjects include labor, wealth, slavery, cannibalism, marriage, education, and many other absorbing topics

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

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

Appendix: Idiot's delight

Essays on modern dramatists by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

15 editions published between 1921 and 1970 in 3 languages and held by 659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

18 editions published between 1923 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 527 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

George Chapman by George Chapman( Book )

18 editions published between 1895 and 1904 in English and held by 510 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 504 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

11 editions published between 1922 and 2010 in English and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adventures and confessions by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

5 editions published between 1926 and 1990 in English and held by 381 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on books by William Lyon Phelps( Book )

11 editions published between 1914 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This 1922 volume offers a collection of essays by Yale literature professor William Lyon Phelps, with insights on Austen's work

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