The Vicar of Wakefield: a tale, supposed to be written by himself

This newly edited critical edition of an enduringly popular tale, one of the most widely reprinted and illustrated works of fiction in English, offers readers an authoritative text along with extensive and helpful annotation. Following the lives of the vicar and his family, and the various calamitie...

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Main Author: Goldsmith, Oliver 1728-1774 (Author)
Other Authors: Douglas, Aileen 1961- (Editor), Ross, Ian Campbell 1950- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2024
Series:The Cambridge Edition of the Collected Works of Oliver Goldsmith
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108782654?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108782654?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108782654?locatt=mode:legacy
Summary:This newly edited critical edition of an enduringly popular tale, one of the most widely reprinted and illustrated works of fiction in English, offers readers an authoritative text along with extensive and helpful annotation. Following the lives of the vicar and his family, and the various calamities which befall them, The Vicar of Wakefield was one of the most popular and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. A lively introduction details the reception of Goldsmith's tale, from comments by Frances Burney and Goethe, through Sir Walter Scott, Washington Irving and Henry James, to critics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The volume also includes appendices comprising a wealth of contextual information, enhancing the work for contemporary readers. For scholars of Goldsmith and new readers alike, this edition will prove the authoritative version of a tale that moved generations of readers to laughter and to tears
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 May 2024)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (lxiii, 319 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108782654
DOI:10.1017/9781108782654