OLIVER GOLDSMITH

 

OLIVER GOLDSMITH BIOGRAPHY AND WORKS

 

●      Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo Irish Novelist, Dramatist and Poet.

●      He was born on 10 November 1728 in Ireland

●      Died in 4 April 1774. (London)

●      Attend Trinity College Dublin Ireland.

●      He was popularly known for his Novel the vicar of wakefield

●      In 1756 he moved to London

    Famous works

●      The Vicar Of Wakefield

●      The Deserted Village

●      She Stoops to Conquer

●      The Traveller

●      Good Natured Man

●      Citizens of the World

●      The Hermit

●      Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog

      The Vicar Of Wakefield

●      Novel written between 1761 to 1762

●      Published in 1766

●      It is a comedy and satire

●      Subtitle- A Tale Supposed to be Written by Himself

●      Character - Charles Primorse (Narrative and Vicar of the Story)

●      Deborah Primorse ( Charle’s wife) 

The Traveller

●      It is a philosophical poem by Goldsmith.

●      Published in 1764.

●      The poet was travelling to Switzerland when he wrote this poem.

●      Subtitle- The Prospectus Of Society

●      This poem discuss the causes of happiness and unhappiness in Nations

 

     She Stoops to Conquer

●      Comedy Play by Goldsmith

●      Performed in 1773

●      Subtitle- Mistake Of A Night

●      Story of Hardcastle family

●      Protagonist - Kate Hardcastle

   The Deserted Village

●      It is a pastoral poem published in 1770.

●      This poem is dedicated to his friend Joshua Reynolds (friend of Goldsmith)

●      Described the bareness of village.

●      Written in Heroic Couplet.