Oliver Goldsmith: The Critical HeritageG. S. Rousseau Psychology Press, 1995 - 385 pages The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to reaad the material themselves. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
The Traveller or a Prospect of Society December 1764 | 29 |
JOHN LANGHORNE Monthly Review January 1765 | 35 |
The Vicar of Wakefield 27 March 1766 | 44 |
LADY SARAH PENNINGTON An Unfortunate Mothers Advice | 51 |
MRS JANE WEST commenting on criminal conversation | 57 |
GEORGE ELIOT on story telling and narrative art in | 63 |
IS HENRY JAMESs introduction to The Vicar of Wakefield 1900 | 65 |
JOHN WATKINSON relates the circumstances | 182 |
BOSWELL reports Johnsons account of Goldsmiths | 188 |
so Unsigned notice on Goldsmiths pride in European | 198 |
Further remarks on Goldsmith as a writer and member | 205 |
Further comments on the relation between Goldsmith | 211 |
A scientist appraises Goldsmith as a writer in A Critical | 226 |
THOMAS PERCYs memoir of Goldsmith in an introduction | 237 |
Goldsmith contrasted with George Crabbe by ROBERT | 250 |
GEORGE DANIEL on The Good Natured Man in an edition | 73 |
JOHN HAWKESWORTHs review Monthly Review June 1770 | 83 |
CORBYN MORRISS rhapsodic verses On Reading | 90 |
EDWARD MANGIN on Goldsmiths greatness as a moral | 108 |
She Stoops to Conquer March 1773 | 115 |
Unsigned review Critical Review March 1773 | 122 |
Unsigned letter about Goldsmiths brand of sentiment | 124 |
Unsigned notice in the London Chronicle containing | 130 |
EDWARD BANCROFT attacks Goldsmiths History of | 152 |
JAMES BEATTIE on Goldsmiths envy of other authors | 159 |
A tribute to Goldsmith as a poet by JOHN TAIT author | 165 |
FRANCIS SPILSBURY esteems Goldsmith as a poet in a medical | 171 |
WASHINGTON IRVING comments on Goldsmiths life | 263 |
GOETHE on Goldsmiths irony and vision of man | 277 |
Anecdotes of Goldsmith by a friend and enemy GEORGE | 278 |
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING on the poetry | 300 |
JOHANN WILHELM VON GOETHE on the influence of | 308 |
GEORGE LEWES reviewing Forsters Life of Oliver | 325 |
HENRY GEORGE BOHN on Goldsmiths moral character | 333 |
W M THACKERAY and THOMAS DE QUINCEY on aspects | 338 |
From THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYs life of Goldsmith | 347 |
DAVID MASSON on Goldsmiths English style from | 353 |
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