Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774)
Auteur van De dominee van Wakefield
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As Samuel Johnson said in his famous epitaph on his Irish-born and educated friend, Goldsmith ornamented whatever he touched with his pen. A professional writer who died in his prime, Goldsmith wrote the best comedy of his day, She Stoops to Conquer (1773). Amongst a plethora of other fine works, toon meer he also wrote The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), which, despite major plot inconsistencies and the intrusion of poems, essays, tales, and lectures apparently foreign to its central concerns, remains one of the most engaging fictional works in English. One reason for its appeal is the character of the narrator, Dr. Primrose, who is at once a slightly absurd pedant, an impatient traditional father of teenagers, a Job-like figure heroically facing life's blows, and an alertly curious, helpful, loving person. Another reason is Goldsmith's own mixture of delight and amused condescension (analogous to, though not identical with, Laurence Sterne's in Tristram Shandy and Johnson's in Rasselas, both contemporaneous) as he looks at the vicar and his domestic group, fit representatives of a ludicrous but workable world. Never married and always facing financial problems, he died in London and was buried in Temple Churchyard. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Werken van Oliver Goldsmith
Four Great Comedies of the Restoration and 18th Century: The Country Wife/School for Scandal/She Stoops to Conquer/Way… (1958) — Medewerker — 116 exemplaren
The Grecian history from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great (1796) 17 exemplaren
The English Comedie Humaine Sir Roger De Coverley, the Vicar of Wakefield, the Man of Feeling (1902) — Medewerker — 11 exemplaren
Goldsmith's 'The Deserted Village: The Traveller' / Gray's 'Elegy in a Country Churchyard' (2010) 9 exemplaren
Beau Nash 9 exemplaren
Poems, Plays and Essays of Oliver Goldsmith. With a Critical Dissertation on His Poetry by John Aiken and an… (1880) 9 exemplaren
Goldsmith's The Deserted Village and Other Poems (Macmillan's Pocket American and English Classics) (1907) 8 exemplaren
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England: From the invasion of Julius Caesar to the… (1850) 8 exemplaren
An abridgment of the history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the death of George II (2011) 6 exemplaren
The bee and other essays 6 exemplaren
Retaliation, a poem 5 exemplaren
Poems, Plays, and Essays by Oliver Goldsmith with Introductory Essay by Henry T. Tuckerman. Memoir by John Aiken (1884) 3 exemplaren
Merrill's English Texts: An Elegy in a Country Churchyard (by Gray) and The Deserted Village (by Goldsmith) (2010) — Auteur — 3 exemplaren
The vicar of Wakefield Chef d'oeuvre series) 3 exemplaren
Two Plays: The Good Natur'd Man; She Stoops to Conquer; An Essay on the Theatre; Register of Scotch Marriages (1964) 3 exemplaren
Selected works 3 exemplaren
Goldsmith's Roman history. Abridged by himself. For hte use of Schools. Fourth American edition. 3 exemplaren
Goldsmith's Choice Works 3 exemplaren
The Traveller, or a A Prospect of Society: The Deserted Village; and other poems (2023) 3 exemplaren
The Vicar of Wakefield with the poems and plays 3 exemplaren
A prospect of society 2 exemplaren
Jacky Dandy's delight: or The history of birds and beasts; in verse and prose. : Adorned with a variety of cuts. :… 2 exemplaren
The Complete Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Comprising His Essays, Plays, Poetical Works, and Vicar of Wakefield; With Some… (2013) 2 exemplaren
The traveller, 1765; and The deserted village, 1770, with 'A prospect of society', 1764 (1970) 2 exemplaren
Poems and Essays 2 exemplaren
Goldsmith's Comedies — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
The History of England: Vol III 2 exemplaren
The Roman history: from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western Empire. By Dr. Goldsmith.… (2014) 2 exemplaren
The history of Greece from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great : [with] a summary account of the… 2 exemplaren
Compendio de la Historia Romana: Tomo Segundo 2 exemplaren
Pinnock's Goldsmith's Greece 2 exemplaren
Selections from Oliver Goldsmith 2 exemplaren
Путешествие Хамфри Клинкера; Векфильдский священник 2 exemplaren
Compendio de la Historia Romana: Tomo Primero 2 exemplaren
She Stoops to Conquer; The Devil and Daniel Webster; The Importance of Being Earnest; The Adventures of Robin Hood (The (1986) 2 exemplaren
The present state of the British Empire in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Containing a concise account of our… 2 exemplaren
Select Poems of Oliver Goldsmith 2 exemplaren
The Vicar of Wakefield, and She stoops to conquer; including the author's famous essay "On the theatre." 2 exemplaren
Goldsmith : selected poems 2 exemplaren
Wakefield Papazı 1 exemplaar
The history of a philosophic vagabond 1 exemplaar
Essays By Oliver Goldmsith, M. B. 1 exemplaar
The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith. With the addition of The Vicar of Wakefield, memoir, etc 1 exemplaar
Mrs. Mary Blaize - An Elegy on the Glory of her Sex [ R. Caldecott's Picture Books ] (1885) 1 exemplaar
Collected works 1 exemplaar
Goldsmith's The Deserted Village, The Traveler, Gray's Elegy In A Country Churchyard (1916) (2010) 1 exemplaar
Goldsmith's history of the earth and animated nature, abridged : containing the natural history of animals, birds,… (2012) 1 exemplaar
Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith: Comprising The Vicar of Wakefield, The Traveller etc. etc. and a Sketch of the… (1865) 1 exemplaar
Viocre Wakefield 1 exemplaar
Viocáire Wakefield 1 exemplaar
Goldsmith Poetical Works 1 exemplaar
Poems by Thomas Gray and William Collins. The deserted village [by] Oliver Goldsmith [Sound recording]. Read by Robert… — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
The Vicar of Wakefiled &c 1 exemplaar
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece, abridged for the use of schools 1 exemplaar
Farář wakefieldský 1 exemplaar
The Poems of Cunningham and Goldsmith 1 exemplaar
LibriVox Coffee Break Collection 29 - Dogs 1 exemplaar
The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith 1 exemplaar
YANLIŞLIKLAR GECESİ 1 exemplaar
Pleban z Wakefieldu 1 exemplaar
Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Greece : for the use of schools 1 exemplaar
The good natur'd man and She stoops to conquer 1 exemplaar
An abridgment of the History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George II 1 exemplaar
Complete Poetical Works 1 exemplaar
The History of Greece, From the Earliest State, to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol. 2 of 2: To Which Is Added, a… (2016) 1 exemplaar
The Vicar Of Wakefield & The Man of Feeling 1 exemplaar
The Vicar of Wakefield and Others 1 exemplaar
The Students' Series of English Classics. Oliver Goldsmith's Traveller and Deserted Village. [Boston] 1 exemplaar
Poetical Works and The Vicar of Wakefield 1 exemplaar
The Citizen Of the World - Volume Two 1 exemplaar
The Vicar of Wakefield with a Prefatory memoir by George Saintsbury and one hundred and fourteen coloured… (1886) 1 exemplaar
The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B 1 exemplaar
Oliver goldsmith a selection from His Works 1 exemplaar
Poetic Works: The Good-Natured Man Vol I 1 exemplaar
Asem, an Eastern Tale 1 exemplaar
The Disabled Soldier 1 exemplaar
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith 1 exemplaar
Unacknowledged essays 1 exemplaar
Our National Prejudices 1 exemplaar
The vicar of Wakefield and other works 1 exemplaar
The Vicar of Wakefield and Other Stories 1 exemplaar
Oliver Goldsmith's Select Poems 1 exemplaar
British Novelists: Vol. I 1 exemplaar
Little Masterpieces: Goldsmith 1 exemplaar
Edwin and Angelina; a ballad 1 exemplaar
Goldsmith's Poems and Prose Works 1 exemplaar
The grumbler, an adaptation 1 exemplaar
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith Vol I 1 exemplaar
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith Vol III 1 exemplaar
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith Vol V 1 exemplaar
El Vicari de Wakefield I 1 exemplaar
El Vicari de Wakefield II 1 exemplaar
She stoops to conquer, and, The good natured man 1 exemplaar
The Citizen of the World, or Letters From a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the East, Vol. 1… (2015) 1 exemplaar
Oliver Goldsmith"s Selected Poems 1 exemplaar
Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Abridged: Containing the Natural History of Animals, Birds,… (2012) 1 exemplaar
E lei per conquistar si sottomette : con note storiche e critiche su Goldsmith e la sua opera 1 exemplaar
[the Vicar of Wakefield, and Other Works ... With Introduction Notes and a Life of Oliver Goldsmith, by John Francis… (2010) 1 exemplaar
The Works of Oliver Goldsmith in Ten Volumes 1 exemplaar
Goldsmith's Poetical Works 1 exemplaar
The Good Natur'd Man. She Stoops to Conquer. An Essay on the Theatre. Regster of Scotch Marriages 1 exemplaar
Good Two Shoes 1 exemplaar
Goldsmith Selected Essays 1 exemplaar
Political Works of Oliver Goldsmith 1 exemplaar
Compendio della storia greca dalla sua origine fino alla riduzione della Grecia in Provincia romana. (1817) 1 exemplaar
Histoire d'Angleterre, par Olivier Goldsmith, continuée jusqu'en 1815 par Ch. Coste et jusqu'à nos jours par le… (1837) 1 exemplaar
The History of England, Vol. I 1 exemplaar
The History of England, Vol. II 1 exemplaar
The Citizen of the World Part I 1 exemplaar
Letters from a Chinese Philosopher 1 exemplaar
The Bee 1 exemplaar
Poems and Plays 1 exemplaar
The poetical works of oliver goldsmith with thirty illustrations by John Absolom, Bruce Foster, James Godwin and… (1851) 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Willington, James (pseudonym)
- Geboortedatum
- 1730-11-10
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1774-04-04
- Graflocatie
- Temple Church, London, England, UK
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Ireland (birth)
UK - Land (voor op de kaart)
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Pallas, near Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland
Smith-Hill House, Elphin, Roscommon, Ireland - Plaats van overlijden
- London, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Smith-Hill House, Elphin, Roscommon, Ireland (possible birth location)
Pallas, near Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland (possible birth location)
Lissoy, Ireland
London, England, UK (death) - Opleiding
- Trinity College, Dublin (BA|1749)
University of Edinburgh (BM|1755)
University of Leiden
University of Padua - Beroepen
- essayist
novelist
translator
poet
playwright
physician (toon alle 8)
apothecary's assistant
literary drudge, Monthly Review - Relaties
- Johnson, Samuel (friend)
Goldsmith, Charles (father) - Organisaties
- The Literary Club
- Korte biografie
- Goldsmith's birth year is under dispute. 1728 or 1730. Some biographers report his birthplace in Elphin, Roscommon.
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Folio Archives 343: The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith 1971 in Folio Society Devotees (oktober 2023)
Folio Archives 318: The Citizen of the World by Oliver Goldsmith 1969 in Folio Society Devotees (mei 2023)
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Three and a half stars. The second half was better than the first -- after the first half, the influence on Little Women became quite clear to me.
What I like about this book is that it invites the reader to reflect on the possibility of happiness in extremely difficult circumstances, just like War and Peace does.
What I like about this book is that it invites the reader to reflect on the possibility of happiness in extremely difficult circumstances, just like War and Peace does.
4.5*
2020 reread - just what I needed today!
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2016 reread:
I still think that this play needs to be seen to fully appreciate it but I liked this audiobook recording of a live performance. It was easier to listen to this time (I have had more practice!) and thus I found it even funnier than when I heard it a few years ago.
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May 2014 review
4.5 stars. This full cast audiobook was a fun way to revisit one of my favorite Restoration comedies. However, I did find that some of the humor was a bit harder to visualize listening rather than reading.… (meer)
2020 reread - just what I needed today!
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2016 reread:
I still think that this play needs to be seen to fully appreciate it but I liked this audiobook recording of a live performance. It was easier to listen to this time (I have had more practice!) and thus I found it even funnier than when I heard it a few years ago.
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May 2014 review
4.5 stars. This full cast audiobook was a fun way to revisit one of my favorite Restoration comedies. However, I did find that some of the humor was a bit harder to visualize listening rather than reading.… (meer)
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The first half seems considerably stronger than the second; it possesses a light tone and some quite comic scenes poking fun at the characters - one involving a commissioned painting of the "humble" family is pure gold. The second half however swings wildly about, with long harangues on the political merits of monarchy and the problem of prison reform seeming like they were shoved in from elsewhere to bulk up the book, before the soap opera-ish grand finale in a prison cell, where a disguise is removed, one thought dead is returned, a love thought lost is restored, a villain receives his comeuppance, yada yada yada.
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