Goldsmith
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- 1878
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Oliver Goldsmith's literary success and unsettled finances give William Black two threads for a biography that moves between the writer's life and his work. Published in 1878 in the English Men of Letters series, the account covers the Irish author's schooling, foreign travels, paid literary work and growing reputation. Black begins by challenging the picture of Goldsmith as a writer ruined entirely by public neglect. He sets the author's difficulties beside the help he received, his earnings and his habit of spending beyond his means.
The discussion of Goldsmith's writing pays close attention to craft. Black examines the ballad Edwin and Angelina, including revisions that sharpen its closing scene, and comments on the author's judgments of poetry and drama. Chapters on The Vicar of Wakefield, The Deserted Village and the plays place these works within the broader account of his career.
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Book facts
- Author
- William Black
- First published
- 1878
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 100
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Literature
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