John Gay

Works in ECPA

alphabetical listing / listing in source editions

• [FABLE ] INTRODUCTION TO THE FABLES. The Shepherd and the Philosopher. ()
• FABLE [01] I. The Lyon, the Tyger, and the Traveller. ()
• FABLE [02] II. The Spaniel and the Cameleon. ()
• FABLE [03] III. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy. ()
• FABLE [04] IV. The Eagle, and the Assembly of Animals. ()
• FABLE [05] V. The Wild Boar and the Ram. ()
• FABLE [06] VI. The Miser and Plutus. ()
• FABLE [07] VII. The Lyon, the Fox, and the Geese. ()
• FABLE [08] VIII. The Lady and the Wasp. ()
• FABLE [09] IX. The Bull and the Mastiff. ()
• FABLE [10] X. The Elephant and the Bookseller. ()
• FABLE [11] XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and Goose. ()
• FABLE [12] XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus. ()
• FABLE [13] XIII. The tame Stag. ()
• FABLE [14] XIV. The Monkey who had seen the World. ()
• FABLE [15] XV. The Philosopher and the Pheasants. ()
• FABLE [16] XVI. The Pin and the Needle. ()
• FABLE [17] XVII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf. ()
• FABLE [18] XVIII. The Painter who pleased No body and Every body. ()
• FABLE [19] XIX. The Lyon and the Cub. ()
• FABLE [20] XX. The Old Hen and the Cock. ()
• FABLE [21] XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats. ()
• FABLE [22] XXII. The Goat without a beard. ()
• FABLE [23] XXIII. The Old Woman and her Cats. ()
• FABLE [24] XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail. ()
• FABLE [25] XXV. The Scold and the Parrot. ()
• FABLE [26] XXVI. The Cur and the Mastiff. ()
• FABLE [27] XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angel. ()
• FABLE [28] XXVIII. The Persian, the Sun and the Cloud. ()
• FABLE [29] XXIX. The Fox at the point of death. ()
• FABLE [30] XXX. The Setting-dog and the Partridge. ()
• FABLE [31] XXXI. The Universal Apparition. ()
• FABLE [32] XXXII. The two Owls and the Sparrow. ()
• FABLE [33] XXXIII. The Courtier and Proteus. ()
• FABLE [34] XXXIV. The Mastiffs. ()
• FABLE [35] XXXV. The Barley-mow and the Dung-hill. ()
• FABLE [36] XXXVI. Pythagoras and the Countryman. ()
• FABLE [37] XXXVII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven. ()
• FABLE [38] XXXVIII. The Turkey and the Ant. ()
• FABLE [39] XXXIX. The Father and Jupiter. ()
• FABLE [40] XL. The two Monkeys. ()
• FABLE [41] XLI. The Owl and the Farmer. ()
• FABLE [42] XLII. The Jugglers. ()
• FABLE [43] XLIII. The Council of Horses. ()
• FABLE [44] XLIV. The Hound and the Huntsman. ()
• FABLE [45] XLV. The Poet and the Rose. ()
• FABLE [46] XLVI. The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog. ()
• FABLE [47] XLVII. The Court of Death. ()
• FABLE [48] XLVIII. The Gardener and the Hog. ()
• FABLE [49] XLIX. The Man and the Flea. ()
• FABLE [50] L. The Hare and many Friends. ()

• Gay, John, 1685-1732. FABLES. By Mr. GAY. London: Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts, MDCCXXVII., 1727. [14],173,[1]p.: ill.; 4°. (ESTC T13818)
  • [FABLE ] INTRODUCTION TO THE FABLES. The Shepherd and the Philosopher.
  • FABLE [01] I. The Lyon, the Tyger, and the Traveller.
  • FABLE [02] II. The Spaniel and the Cameleon.
  • FABLE [03] III. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy.
  • FABLE [04] IV. The Eagle, and the Assembly of Animals.
  • FABLE [05] V. The Wild Boar and the Ram.
  • FABLE [06] VI. The Miser and Plutus.
  • FABLE [07] VII. The Lyon, the Fox, and the Geese.
  • FABLE [08] VIII. The Lady and the Wasp.
  • FABLE [09] IX. The Bull and the Mastiff.
  • FABLE [10] X. The Elephant and the Bookseller.
  • FABLE [11] XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and Goose.
  • FABLE [12] XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus.
  • FABLE [13] XIII. The tame Stag.
  • FABLE [14] XIV. The Monkey who had seen the World.
  • FABLE [15] XV. The Philosopher and the Pheasants.
  • FABLE [16] XVI. The Pin and the Needle.
  • FABLE [17] XVII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf.
  • FABLE [18] XVIII. The Painter who pleased No body and Every body.
  • FABLE [19] XIX. The Lyon and the Cub.
  • FABLE [20] XX. The Old Hen and the Cock.
  • FABLE [21] XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats.
  • FABLE [22] XXII. The Goat without a beard.
  • FABLE [23] XXIII. The Old Woman and her Cats.
  • FABLE [24] XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail.
  • FABLE [25] XXV. The Scold and the Parrot.
  • FABLE [26] XXVI. The Cur and the Mastiff.
  • FABLE [27] XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angel.
  • FABLE [28] XXVIII. The Persian, the Sun and the Cloud.
  • FABLE [29] XXIX. The Fox at the point of death.
  • FABLE [30] XXX. The Setting-dog and the Partridge.
  • FABLE [31] XXXI. The Universal Apparition.
  • FABLE [32] XXXII. The two Owls and the Sparrow.
  • FABLE [33] XXXIII. The Courtier and Proteus.
  • FABLE [34] XXXIV. The Mastiffs.
  • FABLE [35] XXXV. The Barley-mow and the Dung-hill.
  • FABLE [36] XXXVI. Pythagoras and the Countryman.
  • FABLE [37] XXXVII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven.
  • FABLE [38] XXXVIII. The Turkey and the Ant.
  • FABLE [39] XXXIX. The Father and Jupiter.
  • FABLE [40] XL. The two Monkeys.
  • FABLE [41] XLI. The Owl and the Farmer.
  • FABLE [42] XLII. The Jugglers.
  • FABLE [43] XLIII. The Council of Horses.
  • FABLE [44] XLIV. The Hound and the Huntsman.
  • FABLE [45] XLV. The Poet and the Rose.
  • FABLE [46] XLVI. The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog.
  • FABLE [47] XLVII. The Court of Death.
  • FABLE [48] XLVIII. The Gardener and the Hog.
  • FABLE [49] XLIX. The Man and the Flea.
  • FABLE [50] L. The Hare and many Friends.

Source editions

• Gay, John, 1685-1732. FABLES. By Mr. GAY. London: Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts, MDCCXXVII., 1727. [14],173,[1]p.: ill.; 4°. (ESTC T13818)

Bibliography

NCBEL; DLB; ODNB 10473; DMI 1610

Manuscripts

• Smith, Margaret M. Index of English Literary Manuscripts. Vol. III, 1700-1800 . London: Mansell, 1986-1997. Pt. 2 Gay-Philips. 3-13. Print. 4 volumes.

Editions

• Burgess, C. F., ed. The Letters of John Gay. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966. Print.
• Dearing, Vinton A., introd. John Gay. Fables (1727, 1738). Augustan Reprint Society Special Series. Los Angeles: Clark Memorial Library, UCLC, 1967. Print.
• Dearing, Vinton A., ed. with Charles E. Beckwith. John Gay. Poetry and Prose. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1974. Print. 2 volumes.
• Graham, Albert E. John Gay's 'Fables', Edited with an Introduction on the Fable as an Eighteenth-Century Literary Genre. Unpub. doct. diss., Princeton University, 1960. Print. [Dissertation Abstracts International, XXI (1961), 2273.]

Biography

• Nokes, David. John Gay: A Profession of Friendship. A Critical Biography. Oxford: OUP, 1995. Print.

Reference works

• Baines, Paul, Julian Ferraro, Pat Rogers, eds. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing, 1660-1789. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 138-140. Print.
• Radcliffe, David H., ed. John Gay (1685-1732). Spenser and the Tradition: ENGLISH POETRY 1579-1830. Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Tech, 2006. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908014740/http://spenserians.cath.vt.edu/AuthorRecord.php?recordid=32958.

Criticism

• Adrian, John. The slave, the scourge, and society: a comparison of Gay's first and second series of Fables. Bourdeau, Debra Taylor, and Elizabeth Kraft, eds. On second thought: updating the eighteenth-century text. Newark, NJ: Delaware UP, 2007. 43-65. Print.
• Ames, Dianne S. Gay's Trivia and the Art of Allusion. Studies in Philology 75 (1978): 199-222. Print.
• Beckwith, Charles E. The Languages of Gay's Trivia. Eighteenth-Century Life 10 (1986): 27-43. Print.
• Fischer, John Irwin. Never on Sunday: John Gay's The Shepherd's Week. Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture 10 (1981): 191-203. Print.
• Gardner, Kevin J. John Gay, Court Patronage, and The Fables. Reinardus: Yearbook of the International Reynard Society/Annuaire de la Société Internationale Renardienne 27 (2015): 98-111. Print.
• Graham, Edwin. John Gay's Second Series, the 'Craftsman' in Fables. Papers on Language & Literature V (Winter): 17-25. Print.
• Gregori, Flavio. John Gay's Fables: A Childish Work?. Tosi, Laura, ed. and introd. Hearts of Lightness: The Magic of Children's Literature. Venice, Italy: Cafoscarina, 2001. 47-56. Print.
• Huete, Sylvia Ballard. John Gay's 'Fables I' and 'II': a study in the eighteenth-century fable. Unpub. doct. diss., University of Southern Mississippi, 1973. Print. [Dissertation Abstracts International (34) 5104A.]
• Jedrzejko, Pawel. The Deep Structure of Narrative Element in Neoclassical Fable. Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: An International Review of English Studies 30 (1996): 169-182. Print.
• Keynes, Geoffrey. Blake's Engravings for Gay's Fables. Book Collector London, England 21 (1972): 59-64. Print.
• Lewis, Peter, and Nigel Wood, eds. John Gay and the Scriblerians. London; New York: Vision; St. Martin's Press, 1989. Print.
• Milne, Anne. Fables of the Bees: Species as an Intercultural Discourse in Eighteenth-Century Scientific and Literary Texts. Esprit Créateur 46(2) (2006): 33-41. Print.
• Pascal, Jean-Noël. De la traduction à la fontainisation: Le Cas des Fables de John Gay en France. Cointre, Annie, and Annie Rivara, eds. La Traduction des genres non romanesques au XVIIIe siècle. Metz, France: Centre d'Etudes de la Traduction, Université de Metz, 2003. 89-118. Print.
• Shea, John S. Studies in the Verse Fable from LaFontaine to Gay. Unpub. doct. diss., University of Minnesota, 1968. Print. [Dissertation Abstracts: Section A. Humanities and Social Science Ann Arbor, MI, 1968, 5029A.]
• Spedding, Patrick. A Reading of Gay's Fables. Script & Print: Bulletin of the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand 30(3) (2006): 181-185. Print.
• Wray, William R. The English Fable, 1650-1800. Unpub. doct. diss, Yale University, 1950. Print. [Dissertation Abstracts: Section A. Humanities and Social Science Ann Arbor, MI, 1968, 619A.]