Brothers of the Quill
Oliver Goldsmith in Grub Street
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | Norma Clarke | ISBN: | 9780674968745 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 26, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Norma Clarke |
| ISBN: | 9780674968745 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 26, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Oliver Goldsmith arrived in England a penniless Irishman and toiled for years in the anonymity of Grub Street. Norma Clarke tells how this destitute scribbler became one of literary London’s most celebrated authors, transmuting dark truths about the empire into fable and nostalgia whose undertow of Irish indignation remains just barely perceptible.
Oliver Goldsmith arrived in England a penniless Irishman and toiled for years in the anonymity of Grub Street. Norma Clarke tells how this destitute scribbler became one of literary London’s most celebrated authors, transmuting dark truths about the empire into fable and nostalgia whose undertow of Irish indignation remains just barely perceptible.
