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3 days ago · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( UK: / ˈwʊlstənkrɑːft /; née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who is best known for writing the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. [2]
3 days ago · United Kingdom. Things as They Are; or The Adventures of Caleb Williams (1794; retitled The Adventures of Caleb Williams; or Things as They Are in 1831, [1] and often abbreviated to Caleb Williams) by William Godwin is a three-volume novel written as a call to end the abuse of power by what Godwin saw as a tyrannical government.
Jul 2, 2024 · This book explores the lifelong dialogue between Thomas Robert Malthus and the libertarian anarchist William Godwin. Shedding light on important topics in the history of economic and political thought, it examines Godwin’s rejection of the new industrial order and his insights into a post-acquisitive, post-conflictual future.
- David Reisman
Jun 30, 2024 · William Godwin: Thoughts On Man, his Nature, Productions, and Discoveries (1831) A treatise on human nature, in which Godwin opposes the ideal of the natural man propounded by Rousseau. Parent: Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)
- Daniel O'Connell
- 2018
2 days ago · St. Pancras, after whom this district is named, was a young Phrygian nobleman who suffered martyrdom at Rome under the Emperor Diocletian for his adherence to the Christian faith; he became a favourite saint in England.
Jul 6, 2024 · Through the unforgettable images at the heart of Frankenstein and The Last Man, the symbolic concerns of William Godwin's tradition are both revitalized and deflected, and thus made available to mainstream nineteenth-century fiction writers.
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3 days ago · The story begins in 1793, when the English journalist and philosopher William Godwin published a book called An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice. It predicted a utopian future and...
