Oliver Goldsmith has a claim to be the only eighteenth-century author who wrote canonical works in prose fiction, poetry, and drama. An Irish writer working at the centre of the British and Irish Enlightenments, with all the rich complications of identity this entailed, he authored The Vicar of Wake...

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Other Authors:	Griffin, Michael 1974- (Editor), O'Shaughnessy, David 1976- (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
Series:	Literature in context
Subjects:	Goldsmith, Oliver / 1730?-1774 / Criticism and interpretation Authors, Irish / 18th century
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	Oliver Goldsmith has a claim to be the only eighteenth-century author who wrote canonical works in prose fiction, poetry, and drama. An Irish writer working at the centre of the British and Irish Enlightenments, with all the rich complications of identity this entailed, he authored The Vicar of Wakefield, The Deserted Village, and She Stoops to Conquer, works that number among the greatest literary productions of the century. He was also a major historian, biographer, journalist, and translator operating at the heart of literary London. Through four sections covering Goldsmith's Life and Career; Social, Cultural, and Intellectual Contexts; Literary Contexts; and Critical Fortunes and Afterlives, this volume engages with a wide range of illuminating topics that will allow both new and experienced readers of Goldsmith to understand more deeply the impact he had on his times and the powerful influence he exerted on subsequent literary culture
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Nov 2024)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (xxxi, 343 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781009004015
DOI:	10.1017/9781009004015