Векфильдский священник

Oliver Goldsmit (1728-1774) - anglo-irlandskiĭ pisatelʹ, poėt i dramaturg, odna iz zametnykh figur 'georgianskoĭ' literaturnoĭ st͡seny. Goldsmit pisal v samykh raznykh zhanrakh - povesti, pʹesy, stikhi i ėsse; ego ostryĭ i͡umor, dobrozhelatelʹnai͡a ironii͡a i sklonnostʹ k sentimentalizmu sdelali ego geroi͡ami i motivami uznavaemymi dli͡a sledui͡ushchikh pokoleniĭ chitateleĭ. 'Vekfilʹdskiĭ svi͡ashchennik' - rasskaz ot lit͡sa dobrodushnogo svi͡ashchennika Charlʹza Primrouza: ego semʹi͡a perezhivaet poteri͡u sostoi͡anii͡a, klevetu i obman, no sokhrani͡aet veru i vzaimnui͡u predannostʹ. Roman, sochetai͡ushchiĭ komicheskie st͡senki i sentimentalʹnui͡u prozu, issleduet temy very, semeĭnogo dostoinstva i sot͡sialʹnoĭ nespravedlivosti; prostota obrazov i chelovechnostʹ sdelali knigu klassikoĭ XVIII veka.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Anglo-Irish writer, poet and playwright, one of the notable figures of the Georgian literary scene. Goldsmith wrote in a wide variety of genres — novels, plays, poems, and essays; his sharp humor, benevolent irony, and penchant for sentimentalism made his characters and motives recognizable to future generations of readers. "The Vicar of Wakefield" is a story from the perspective of the good—natured priest Charles Primrose: his family is experiencing loss of fortune, slander and deception, but retains faith and mutual devotion. Combining comic skits and sentimental prose, the novel explores themes of faith, family dignity, and social injustice; the simplicity of images and humanity made the book an 18th-century classic.