The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield
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Summary
Presents one of the highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. This book contains, in the figure of the vicar himself, one of the most harmlessly simply and unsophisticated yet also ironically complex narrators in English fiction.
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The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
'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.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780192805126 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192805126 |
| Title | The Vicar of Wakefield |
| Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2006-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |