Project Gutenberg 2015-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 121 Goldsmith, Oliver 1774 Goldsmit, Oliver Etching Club (London, England) The Deserted Village Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by Google Books "The Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith is a poem written in the 18th century. This reflective piece explores themes of rural life, nostalgia, and the impacts of commercialization on agrarian society. In the poem, Goldsmith laments the loss of the idyllic village life of Sweet Auburn, which represents a simpler, happier existence in harmony with nature. The poem begins with an affectionate description of Sweet Auburn, celebrating the joys of village life, including communal activities, pastoral beauty, and the bonds formed among its people. As the narrative unfolds, it shifts to a more somber tone, detailing the decline of the village due to the encroachment of wealth and industrialization, leading to desolation and despair. Goldsmith poignantly illustrates the plight of the villagers forced to abandon their home for the allure of urban wealth, only to find themselves in a harsher environment. The poem ends with a mournful farewell to the rustic virtues and the community spirit that once thrived in Sweet Auburn, highlighting the detrimental effects of luxury and loss of innocence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- 18th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 76765 76768 2024-10-21T06:14:21.691376 2023-09-22T04:00:19.051254 text/html text/html 76775 2015-11-19T09:41:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii 10750961 2015-11-19T09:42:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 6753778 2024-10-21T06:14:28.236321 application/epub+zip 6737818 2024-10-21T06:14:23.270341 application/epub+zip 92400 2024-10-21T06:14:22.174360 application/epub+zip 6761169 2024-10-21T06:14:31.722348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6739149 2024-10-21T06:14:26.184337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120633 2022-09-22T19:02:27.668502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45618 45549 2024-10-21T06:14:20.862360 2023-09-22T04:00:17.651211 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45790 2015-11-19T09:41:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17312 2015-11-19T09:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19294 2024-10-21T06:14:31.903294 application/rdf+xml 11941 2024-10-21T06:14:22.416349 image/jpeg 2348 2024-10-21T06:14:22.368377 image/jpeg 10865259 2024-10-21T06:14:21.851359 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia