William Godwin

William Godwin
Author: Richard Gough Thomas
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Anarchists
ISBN: 9780745338361

A biography of the early anarchist whose life and work was at the heart of British Radicalism.

The Plays of William Godwin

The Plays of William Godwin
Author: David O'Shaughnessy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 131547624X

Best known for "Enquiry Concerning Political Justice" (1793) and "Caleb Williams" (1794), William Godwin (1756-1836) is one of the most important figures of the Romantic period. This book offers academics the chance to build a complete picture of Godwin as a writer and political figure.

Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams
Author: William Godwin
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1831
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Romantic Rationalist

Romantic Rationalist
Author: William Godwin
Publisher: PM Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2017-02-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1629633283

William Godwin (1756–1836) was one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. He was not only a radical philosopher but a pioneer in libertarian education, a founder of communist economics, and an acute and powerful novelist whose literary family included his partner, pioneering feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, and his daughter Mary Godwin (later Mary Shelley), who would go on to write Frankenstein and marry the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. His long life straddled two centuries. Not only did he live at the center of radical and intellectual London during the French Revolution, he also commented on some of the most significant changes in modern history. Shaped by the Enlightenment, he became a key figure in English Romanticism. This work offers for the first time a handy collection of Godwin’s key writings in a clear and concise form, together with an assessment of his influence, a biographical sketch, and an analysis of his contribution to anarchist theory and practice. The selections are taken from all of Godwin’s writings including his groundbreaking work during the French Revolution, An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and arranged by editor Peter Marshall to give a coherent account of his thought for the general reader. Godwin’s work will be of interest to all those who believe that rationality, truth, happiness, individuality, equality, and freedom are central concerns of human enquiry and endeavor.

William Godwin

William Godwin
Author: Peter H. Marshall
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 518
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780300105445

William Godwin-husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, father of Mary Shelley, friend of Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, and mentor of Wordsworth, Southey, and Shelley-has been recently recognized as an original moral and revolutionary thinker and a novelist of great skill, a man whose influence was far wider than is usually assumed. In a new biography of this flamboyant and fascinating character, Marshall places Godwin in his social, political, and historical context, traces the development of his ideas, and critically analyzes his works. Marshall steers his course.with unfailing sensitivity and skill. It is hard to see how the task could have been better done.-Michael Foot, The Observer An ambitious study that offers a thorough exploration of Godwin's life and complex times.-Linda Simon, Library Journal

The Godwins and the Shelleys

The Godwins and the Shelleys
Author: William St Clair
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1991-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780801842337

Based on a thorough exploration of the vast family archives, The Godwins and the Shelleys sheds new light not only on an exceptional family but on the history and literature of the revolutionary and romantic age.

Lives of the Necromancers

Lives of the Necromancers
Author: William Godwin
Publisher: London : F.J. Mason
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1834
Genre: Magic
ISBN:

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

The Philosophical Anarchism of William Godwin

The Philosophical Anarchism of William Godwin
Author: John P. Clark
Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 1977
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780691072173

This comprehensive study of Godwin's philosophy establishes the central importance of his ideas to modern social and political thought, correcting in the process certain widespread misinterpretations. Professor Clark reassesses Godwin's determinism, his doctrine of perfectibility, his utilitarianism, his theory of rights, his view of political action, and other important topics. The book begins with a discussion of the metaphysical and epistemological bases of Godwin's philosophy and then analyzes the nature of his ethical theory and the application of his philosophical principles to social and political issues. In a concluding section, his place in the history of anarchist theory is clarified. The author draws on all of Godwin's writings, including both strictly philosophical works and literary and historical essays, taking an approach to them that is expository, analytical, and critical. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

William Godwin and the Theatre

William Godwin and the Theatre
Author: David O'Shaughnessy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317323742

William Godwin is one of the most important figures of the Romantic period. He wrote four plays at the end of the 18th/beginning of the 19th centuries. This book has two main objectives: to provide the first comprehensive discussion of these four plays, and to consider the notion of theatricality in relation to Godwin’s political project.