Oliver Goldsmith (Canadian poet) explained

Oliver Goldsmith
Birth Date:1794
Birth Place:St. Andrews, Colony of New Brunswick
Death Date:1861
Death Place:Liverpool, England
Occupation:poet

Oliver Goldsmith (1794–1861) was a Canadian poet born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. In 1822 he wrote some verses for an amateur theatre in Halifax.[1] 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.[2] Furthermore, his Autobiography is the first autobiography of a native Canadian writer.[3] 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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GOLDSMITH, OLIVER. Michael Gnarowski.
  2. Gerald Lynch, Introduction to The Rising Village, Canadian Poetry Press, UWO, Web, Apr. 13, 2011.
  3. [Lorne Pierce]
  4. Web site: Oliver Goldsmith - National Historic Person . Waymarking.com . April 13, 2011.