18th Century; Romanticism
A Cursory Consideration of William Godwin
By , University College, Oxford (April 2005)
Sections: 18th Century, Romanticism
Subjects: Literature, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Politics, Culture.
People: Godwin, William .
Periods: 1000 - 1999, 1700-1799, 1800-1899.
Key Topics: monarchy, prose, novel and novella, government .
Abstract
William Godwin (1756–1836) was a radical philosopher and novelist whose fame rests largely on his Enquiry Concerning Political Justice (1793) and Caleb Williams (1794). Married to Mary Wollstonecraft and father of Mary Shelley, his oeuvre is significant for both its impact on the political and social landscape of the period and its influence on his family and other literary contemporaries.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4113.2005.00126.x
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