John Oxenford

John Oxenford (12 August 1812 – 21 February 1877) was an English dramatist, critic and translator.

[4] Oxenford was an acquaintance of Charles Dickens, and he adapted Oliver Twist for the stage in 1868.

Oxenford's anonymous Westminster Review 1853 article, "Iconoclasm in German Philosophy",[6] was written in order to present Schopenhauer as a critic of Hegel.

It was translated and published in the Vossische Zeitung, which resulted in German readers showing enthusiastic and enduring interest in Schopenhauer's writings.

[citation needed] Many references to his pieces will be found in The Life and Reminiscences of E. L. Blanchard (ed.