Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet and essayist. He is known for works such as The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), She Stoops to Conquer (1773), and The Deserted Village (1770). The document provides details about Goldsmith's life, education, works and legacy. It summarizes the plot of The Vicar of Wakefield, discusses its themes, and notes some adaptations of the novel.

1. novelist, playwright,
dramatist and poet
Oliver
Goldsmith
(1728-1774)

2. Life
• born on 10th Nov,1728
• Place:- Village of Pallas,Ireland
• moved to Lissoy when 2 years old
• continued to live there until his
father's death in 1747.
• Goes to Elphin diocesan school
• In 1744,went up to Trinity College,
Dublin

3. LIFE
• Studied medicine desultorily at
the University of Edinburgh
from 1752 to 1755
• He settled in London in 1756,
where he briefly held various
jobs
• His rise began with the Enquiry
into the ‘Present State of Polite
Learning in Europe’ (1759)
Section
Life

4. Life
• By 1762 Goldsmith had established himself as an
essayist with his ’Citizen of the World’
• By 1764 he had won a reputation as a poet
with ’The Traveler’ .
• In 1766 Goldsmith revealed himself as a novelist
with ’The Vicar of Wakefield’.
• His premature death in 1774 may have been
partly due to his own misdiagnosis of his kidney
infection
• Goldsmith was buried in Temple Church in
London. The inscription reads; "HERE
LIES/OLIVER GOLDSMITH"
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5. Poem 1770
Play 1768
Novel 1766 Play 1773
Major Works

6. • Epilogue to The Sister: A
Comedy by Mrs. Charlotte
Lennox (1769)
• Prologue to Zobeide: A
Tragedy, by Joseph
Cradock (1771)
• The Grumbler (An
Adaptation by Oliver
Goldsmith)
Dramatic Works Journalism
• Contributions to The Monthly
Review (1757-58; 1763
• Contributions to The Bee (1759)
• Contributions to The Critical
Review (1759-60; 1763
• Contributions to The British
Magazine (1760)
• Contributions to The Lady's
Magazine: or, Polite Companion for
the Fair Sex (1760-61)

7. Other Prose Works
• An Enquiry into the Present
State of Polite Learning in
Europe (1759)
• The Citizen of the World: or,
Letters from a Chinese
Philosopher, 2 vols. (1762)
• The Life of Richard Nash (1762)
The Mystery Revealed (1762)
• The Memoirs of a
Protestant (transl.) (1758)
Poetical Works
• Edwin and Angelina. A
Ballad. (1765)
• The Traveller; or, A Prospect of
Society: A Poem (1765)
• Poems for Young Ladies, [ed. by
Goldsmith] (1767)
• Retaliation: A Poem (1774)
The Miscellaneous Works of Dr.
Goldsmith (1775)
• The Haunch of Venison: A
Poetical Epistle to Lord
Clare (1776)

8. Memorials
• A statue of Goldsmith at
Trinity College, Dublin
• Primary School
• Goldsmith Lane and
Avenue
• Goldsmith Hall
• Goldsmith Library
• Goldsmith Street in
Elwood, Melbourne

9. The Vicar of Wakefield
• Novel by Oliver Goldsmith
• Written in 1761 to 1762
• published in 1766
• Subtitle: A Tale, supposed
to be written by himself
• Genre: Comedy, satire,
novel
• Pages: 170

10. • Charles Primrose(vicar)
• Deborah Primrose
• Olivia and Sophia,
• George
• Arabella
• Sir William Thornhill(Mr.Burchell)
• Squire Thornhill
Main Characters

11. Plot:
• Charles family living happy life
• 6 children
• George engagement with Arabella
• Financial fall
• Migrate to countryside
• Mr. Burchell saves Sophia
• Landlord: Squire Thornhill (womanizer)
• Olivia runs away from the marriage
• Vicar goes after her
• George is back
• Arabella engagement with Squire

12. • Vicar finds Olivia
• Squire is responsible for Olivia's situation
• Burning House
• Vicar goes to jail
• meets Jenkinson
• News of Olivia's death
• Sophia's kidnapping
• Mr. Burchell(William Squire) saves her again
• Jenkinson's confession
• Olivia is alive
• Marriage of George with Arabella and Sophia with William Thornhill
• Vicar is rich again
Plot

13. • Fortitude
• Prudence
• Disguise and Deception
• Family
• Social Class
• Gender
Themes

14. Adaptations
A play The Vicar of Wakefield: A drama in 3 parts (1850) by
Joseph Stirling Coyne. Silent film adaptations of the novel were
produced in 1910, in 1913, and in 1916.
In 1959 an Italian television series The Vicar of Wakefield was
broadcast.
Composer Liza Lehmann composed a 1906 comic light opera
The Vicar of Wakefield to a libretto by Laurence Housman.

15. Resources
English Literature book
by William J.Long
Websites
Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Goldsmith
Brittanica
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oliver-
Goldsmith-Anglo-Irish-author
British Library
https://www.bl.uk/people/oliver-goldsmith
Luminariam
https://www.luminarium.org/eightlit/goldsmith/goldsmit
hbib.php
Book

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