The Vicar of Wakefield - Brossura

Goldsmith, Oliver

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486434109 ISBN 13: 9780486434100

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2004

Riassunto

Rich with wisdom and gentle irony, Oliver Goldsmith's only novel is a charming comedy that tells of an unworldly and generous vicar who loves contentedly with his large family until disaster strikes. When his idyllic life is brutally interrupted by bankruptcy and his daughter's abduction, he lands in prison. Yet these misfortunes fail to dampen the vicar's spirit or cause him to lose sight of Christian morality.
A delightful lampoon of such literary conventions of the day as pastoral scenes, artificial romance, and the hero's stoic bravery, The Vicar of Wakefield has remained a classic since it was first published in 1766.

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Goldsmith's only novel, The Vicar of Wakefield, is also considered his finest work Rich with wisdom and gentle irony, the story tells of an unworldly and generous vicar who lives contentedly with his large family until disaster strikes. But bankruptcy, his daughter's abduction, and the vicar's imprisonment fail to conquer his spirit. First published in 1766, this book soon became - and has since remained a classic. Dover's edition will be the lowest priced on the market.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0486434109
• ISBN 13: 9780486434100
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 127