Конгриву посвящались страницы в учебниках и хрестоматиях по английской литературе, его творчество характеризовалось в работах и исследованиях А. А. Аникста, А. А. Елистратовой, Ю. И. Кагарлицкого, Е. Л. Ланна, В. Д. Рака.
Ниже приводится перечень научно-критических работ английских авторов, посвященных творчеству Конгрива в целом и его отдельным комедиям, а также трудов, наиболее полно освещающих английскую комедию периода Реставрации.
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