The Life of Oliver Goldsmith is Washington Irving's homage to one of the comic geniuses of the 18th Century and a childhood hero to whom he is much indebted. Although neither compendious nor impartial, this biography remains a classic text on Goldsmith and 18th Century drama because of Iriving's exceptional prose and his approach to the playwright as a fellow word-smith. If any work ever approached the early 19th Century ideal of art made as a critique of art, The Life of Oliver Goldsmith certainly does.
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The Life of Oliver Goldsmith
The Life of Oliver Goldsmith is Washington Irving's homage to one of the comic geniuses of the 18th Century and a childhood hero to whom he is much indebted. Although neither compendious nor impartial, this biography remains a classic text on Goldsmith and 18th Century drama because of Iriving's exceptional prose and his approach to the playwright as a fellow word-smith. If any work ever approached the early 19th Century ideal of art made as a critique of art, The Life of Oliver Goldsmith certainly does.
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| BN ID: | 2940016403823 |
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| Publisher: | Pettis-Lovell Independent Publishers Ltd. |
| Publication date: | 04/17/2013 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 557 KB |
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