Enlightenment in Ruins The Geographies of Oliver Goldsmith |
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| Author:
| Griffin, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61148-505-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Bucknell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $121.00 |
Book Description:
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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 ......
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 ......