Author: Washington IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Life of Oliver Goldsmith
The Vicar of Wakefield ...
Author: Oliver GoldsmithThe Good-natured Man
Author: Oliver GoldsmithThe Life of Oliver Goldsmith
Author: John ForsterOliver Goldsmith
Author: Washington IrvingBrothers of the Quill
Author: Norma ClarkePublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674968743
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Oliver Goldsmith arrived in England in 1756 a penniless Irishman. He toiled for years in the anonymity of Grub Street—already a synonym for impoverished hack writers—before he became one of literary London’s most celebrated authors. Norma Clarke tells the extraordinary story of this destitute scribbler turned gentleman of letters as it unfolds in the early days of commercial publishing, when writers’ livelihoods came to depend on the reading public, not aristocratic patrons. Clarke examines a network of writers radiating outward from Goldsmith: the famous and celebrated authors of Dr. Johnson’s “Club” and those far less fortunate “brothers of the quill” trapped in Grub Street. Clarke emphasizes Goldsmith’s sense of himself as an Irishman, showing that many of his early literary acquaintances were Irish émigrés: Samuel Derrick, John Pilkington, Paul Hiffernan, and Edward Purdon. These writers tutored Goldsmith in the ways of Grub Street, and their influence on his development has not previously been explored. Also Irish was the patron he acquired after 1764, Robert Nugent, Lord Clare. Clarke places Goldsmith in the tradition of Anglo-Irish satirists beginning with Jonathan Swift. He transmuted troubling truths about the British Empire into forms of fable and nostalgia whose undertow of Irish indignation remains perceptible, if just barely, beneath an equanimous English surface. To read Brothers of the Quill is to be taken by the hand into the darker corners of eighteenth-century Grub Street, and to laugh and cry at the absurdities of the writing life.
The Life of Oliver Goldsmith
Author: Washington IrvingLife of Oliver Goldsmith
Author: Washington IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The Rising Village, With Other Poems
Author: Goldsmith Oliver 1794-1861Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021548924
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Oliver Goldsmith's 'The Rising Village' is a collection of pastoral poetry that reflects on the beauty and simplicity of rural life. Goldsmith was an important writer of the 18th century, known for his empathetic portrayals of ordinary people and his use of natural imagery. This book is perfect for fans of romantic poetry and anyone interested in the portrayal of rural life in the 18th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith
Author: John ForsterPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434428397
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
John Forster (1812-1876), was an English biographer and critic and a friend of author Charles Dickens. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Irish writer, poet, and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield.