William Carleton

William Carleton ( born February 20, 1794 in Clogher, County Tyrone, † January 30, 1869 in Dublin) was an Irish writer.

Life

Carleton was the son of a farmer, and came in 1811 to a school in Glaslough, which was led by a related priest. At age 19, he finished his schooling in 1813. A subsequent undertaken because pilgrimage to Lough Derg, Saint Patrick's Purgatory, led him to his first literary attempt.

Because of this very successful debut turned out, he settled as a writer in Dublin and lived there until 1848. Due to the revolutionary events Carleton went on for several years in exile in America. After his return he settled down again in Dublin and died there three weeks before his 75th birthday on 30 January 1869., He found his final resting place in the cemetery Mount Jerome.

Reception

Carleton's success lay in its vivid portrayal of the everyday life of his countrymen. However, he worked his themes mostly geared very biased, because he often commented on contemporary political issues in his works; For example, in The black prophet the causes and effects of the Great Famine in Ireland or in Valentine M'Clutchy the dispute between Anglican and Roman Catholic Church in Ireland.

Works (selection)

• William Carletoon. The autobiography. White Row Press, Belfast 1996, ISBN 1-87013-280-7 ( Nachdr d ed Belfast 1896)
• Family battle in Knockimdowny. Tales from the Irish country life ( " Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry "). Dieterich, Leipzig, 1986, ISBN 3-7350-0009-6.
• Fardorougha the miser. Novel.
• Valentine M'Clutchy. Novel. 1845 ( 3 vols )
• Rody the rover. , 1846.
• The black prophet. From the times of Irish famine ( "The black prophet "). Arnold, Dresden 1848 ( 2 vols, translated by Friedrich Gerstäcker ).
• Red Hall. In 1852. ( 3 vols )
• The clarionet. In 1854.
• The evil eye. In 1860.
• The double prophecy. , 1862.
• The fair of Emyvale and the master and scholar tales. 1870 ( published posthumously )
• Farm Ballads. 1873 ( published posthumously )