Washington Irving

Broschiertes Buch

Oliver Goldsmith

A Biography

Herausgeber: Krapp, George Philip

Beschreibung

This biography, written by celebrated American author Washington Irving, offers a detailed account of the life and work of Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. Best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield and the play She Stoops to Conquer, Goldsmith led a tumultuous life marked by financial struggles and literary triumphs. Irving highlights Goldsmith's wit, charm, and his significant contributions to 18th-century literature, painting a sympathetic portrait of a man whose personal hardships were often overshadowed by his artistic achievements. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American writer best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". This is a biography of Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771).

Autor

Washington Irving, (April 3, 1783, New York, - November 28, 1859, New York), writer called the "first American man of letters." He is best known for the short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." Early in 1826 he accepted the invitation of Alexander H. Everett to attach himself to the American legation in Spain, where he wrote his Columbus (1828), followed by The Companions of Columbus (1831). Meanwhile, Irving had become absorbed in the legends of the Moorish past and wrote A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada (1829) and The Alhambra (1832), a Spanish counterpart of The Sketch Book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 579g
• ISBN-13: 9781434422828
• ISBN-10: 1434422828
• Artikelnr.: 34198885