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The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770 It is a work of social commentary and condemns rural depopulation and the pursuit of excessive wealth The location of the poems deserted village is unknown but the description may have been influenced by Goldsmiths memory of his childhood in rural Ireland and his travels around England The poem is written in heroic couplets and describes the decline of a village and the emigrati...Seguir leyendo