The Poetry of Goldsmith (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Oliver Goldsmith
- First Published: 1764
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Authors or writers, Literature, Rural or country life, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Neoclassicism
Critical Evaluation:
Oliver Goldsmith, the little Irish writer and sometimes physician who was the friend of Samuel Johnson and Joshua Reynolds and the butt of countless rude jokes from the pen of James Boswell, tried his hand at almost every literary genre popular in his time. His novel, the VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, his domestic comedy, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, and his gently satirical essays, the CITIZEN OF THE WORLD, have made a lasting niche for him in English literary history. He was also a creditable minor poet, with two long reflective poems, several...
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