Enlightenment in Ruins: The Geographies of Oliver Goldsmith

by Michael Griffin

Book Overview

Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) moved between the genres and geographies of enlightenment writing with considerable dexterity. As a consequence he has been characterized as a passive purveyor of enlightenment thought, a hack, a harried translator of the French enlightenment for an English audience, an ideological lackey, and a subtle ironist. In poetry, he is either a compliant pastoralist or an engaged social critic. Yet Goldsmith's career is as complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611486890
• ISBN13: 9781611486896
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Bucknell University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"