Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield Paperback Oxford Worlds Classics
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Further Details Title: The Vicar of Wakefield Condition: New EAN: 9780199537549 ISBN: 9780199537549 Publisher: Oxford University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 10/09/2008 Item Height: 196mm Item Length: 128mm Item Width: 12mm Author: Oliver Goldsmith Contributor: Robert L. Mack (Edited by), Arthur Friedman (Edited by) Language: English ISBN-10: 0199537542 Description: 'He loved all mankind; for fortune prevented him from knowing there were rascals.'Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain. By turns comic and sentimental, the novel's popularity owes much to its recognizable depiction of domestic life and loving family relationships.Regarded by some as a straightforward and well-intentioned novel of sentiment, and by others as a satire on the very literary conventions and morality it seems to embody, The Vicar of Wakefield contains, in the figure of the vicar himself, one of the most harmlessly simply and unsophisticated yet also ironically complex narrators ever to appear in English fiction. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Fiction Series: Oxford World's Classics Topic: Classic Fiction, Literary Criticism Item Weight: 182g Release Year: 2008 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
