The Traveller and The Deserted Village

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Traveller and The Deserted Village
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Oliver Goldsmith
Edited by W. Murison
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:106
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9781107682610
ClassificationsDewey:821.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 May 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Originally published in 1906 as part of the Pitt Press Series, and intended for use in schools, this book contains the text of two of Oliver Goldsmith's longer poems, 'The Traveller' and 'The Deserted Village', which was dedicated to Sir Joshua Reynolds. Murison includes a brief biography of Goldsmith, as well as chronological tables of his life and works and detailed notes on the poem. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Goldsmith or in eighteenth-century literature.