Oliver Goldsmith (Canadian poet)
- Oliver Goldsmith (Canadian poet)
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This article is about the Canadian poet of the 19th Century. For the 18th Century Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and physician, see
Oliver Goldsmith.
Oliver Goldsmith (1794–1861) was a Canadian poet born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. He is best known for The Rising Village, which appeared in 1825. It was at once the first book-length poem published by a native English-Canadian and the first book-length publication in England by a Canadian poet.[1] Furthermore his Autobiography is the first autobiography of a native Canadian writer.[2] He is not to be confused with his great-uncle Oliver Goldsmith, to whose celebrated poem The Deserted Village The Rising Village is a response.
In 1944 his name was added by the Canadian Government to its list of Persons of National Historic Significance.[3]
References
- ^ Gerald Lynch, Introduction to The Rising Village, Canadian Poetry Press, UWO, Web, Apr. 13, 2011.
- ^ Lorne Pierce's Foreword to The Autobiography of Oliver Goldsmith, ed. Wilfrid E. Myatt (Toronto: Ryerson, 1943)
- ^ "Oliver Goldsmith - National Historic Person," Waymarking.com, Web, Apr. 13, 2011
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Goldsmith, Oliver |
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| Short description |
Poet |
| Date of birth |
1794 |
| Place of birth |
St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Date of death |
1861 |
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Categories:
- Canadian poets
- Writers from New Brunswick
- 1794 births
- 1861 deaths
- National Historic Persons of Canada
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