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 joined a school in Glaslough in 1811 , which was run by a related priest. At the age of 19 he finished school in 1813. A subsequent pilgrimage to Lough Derg , to Saint Patrick's Purgatory , prompted him to make his first literary attempt.

William Carleton's grave

Since this debut was very successful, he settled as a writer in Dublin and lived there until 1848. As a result of the revolutionary events, Carleton went into exile in America for several years . On his return he settled in Dublin again and died there three weeks before his 75th birthday on January 30, 1869. He was buried in the Mount Jerome cemetery .

reception

Carleton's successes lay in his vivid portrayal of the everyday life of his countrymen. However, he usually worked on his topics in a very tendentious manner , as he often took a position on current 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 the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches in Ireland.

Works (selection)

William Carleton. The Autobiography . White Row Press, Belfast 1996, ISBN 1-87013-280-7 (reprinted from Belfast 1896 edition)
Family battle in Knockimdowny. Tales from 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 the Irish famine ("The black prophet"). Arnold, Dresden 1848 (2 volumes, translated by Friedrich Gerstäcker ).
Red Hall . 1852. (3 vol.)
The Clarionet . 1854.
The Evil Eye . 1860.
The Double Prophecy . 1862.
The Fair of Emyvale and the Master and Scholar Tales . 1870 (published posthumously)

literature

André Boué: William Carleton (1794-1869) . Dissertation, University of Paris 1973.
Gordon Brand (Ed.): William Carleton. The authentic voice . Smythe, Gerrards Cross 2006, ISBN 0-86140-462-9 .
Barbara Hayley: A bibliography of the writings of William Carleton . Smythe, Gerrards Cross 1985, ISBN 0-86140-188-3 .
Benedict Kielly: Poor scholar. A study of the works and days of William Carleton (1794-1869) . Wolfhound Press, Dublin 1997, ISBN 0-86327-606-7 .
Robert L. Wolff: William Carleton, Irish peasant novellist. A preface to his fiction . Garland, New York 1980, ISBN 0-8240-3527-5 .

Web links

Literature by and about William Carleton in the catalog of the German National Library

personal data
SURNAME	Carleton, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish writer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 20, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH	Clogher , Tyrone (County)
DATE OF DEATH	January 30, 1869
Place of death	Dublin