Oliver Goldsmith in Context
Oliver Goldsmith in Context
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USDOliver 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.
- Covers a multitude of topics that illuminate not just Goldsmith's writings themselves but also the literary and historical contexts of the eighteenth century more broadly
- Demonstrates Goldsmith's unique status as a writer of canonical masterpieces across prose fiction, drama, and poetry, engaging as well with his history books, essays, translations, and biographies in the context of the literary eighteenth century
- Paints a vivid picture of Goldsmith's complicated sense of identity, explaining his strong sense of Irishness but also his continental sources and perspectives as he forged a literary career in London
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‘Oliver Goldsmith, the author of literary masterpieces in three genres (fiction, poetry, and drama), has never received the comprehensive treatment of other 18th-century British writers, whose careers have long been mapped. This volume fully remedies that inequity with a well-designed presentation of Goldsmith's works in the literary, social, intellectual, and cultural contexts of his time.… Highly recommended.’ E. Kraft, CHOICE
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November 2024Adobe eBook Reader
9781009008587
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Life and Career:
- 1. Life Michael Griffin
- 2. Letters David O'Shaughnessy
- 3. Friendships and feuds Norma Clarke
- 4. Booksellers and the book trade Richard C. Taylor
- Part II. Social, Cultural and Intellectual Contexts:
- 5. Enlightenments Michael Brown
- 6. Universities David A. Fleming
- 7. Libraries Paul Goring
- 8. The club Ian Newman
- 9. Irish London John Bergin
- 10. Liberty Nigel Wood
- 11. Cosmopolitanism James Watt
- 12. Marriage Aileen Douglas
- 13. Gender Rebecca Anne Barr
- 14. Race Kerry Sinanan
- 15. Religion James Bryant Reeves
- 16. Natural history and science Melissa Bailes
- 17. War and empire Robert W. Jones
- 18. Ghosts MarÃa Losada-Friend
- Part III. Literary Contexts:
- 19. Fiction Ian Campbell Ross
- 20. Theatre Gillian Russell
- 21. Pastoral poetry Dustin Griffin
- 22. Prospect poetry Katherine Turner
- 23. Periodicals and literary reviewing Manushag N. Powell
- 24. History writing Ben Dew
- 25. Authorship Maureen Harkin
- 26. Orientalism Eun Kyung Min
- 27. Satire and sentiment Lynn Festa
- 28. The sister arts Timothy Erwin
- 29. Music and song Moyra Haslett
- 30. France and French writing Amy Prendergast
- Part IV. Critical Fortunes and Afterlives:
- 31. Editions Will Bowers
- 32. Critical reception before 1900 Megan Kitching
- 33. Critical reception after 1900 James Ward
- 34. Afterlives 1: the Victorian vicar Jarlath Killeen
- 35. Afterlives 2: theatre David Clare
- 36. Afterlives 3: poetry Alfred Lutz.
