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Hace 2 días · 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]
Hace 5 días · William Godwin, a founder of modern anarchist theory. William Godwin in England was the first to develop an expression of modern anarchist thought. He is generally regarded as the founder of the school of thought known as philosophical anarchism.
Hace 3 días · After two ill-fated affairs, with Henry Fuseli and Gilbert Imlay (by whom she had a daughter, Fanny Imlay ), Wollstonecraft married the philosopher William Godwin, one of the forefathers of the anarchist movement. Wollstonecraft died at the age of 38 leaving behind several unfinished manuscripts.
Hace 3 días · Godwin was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman from Wessex who had initially resisted the Danish conquest. But according to later chroniclers like William of Malmesbury, Cnut was impressed by Godwin‘s bravery and loyalty, qualities sorely lacking among many English nobles at the time. Godwin‘s star rose rapidly under Cnut.
5 de may. de 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)
8 de may. de 2024 · Learn more about William Godwin, including biographical details, historical context and more. Bibliography. Discover the writings of William Godwin. Literary Criticism. Published by the University of Maryland, Romantic Circles is a refereed scholarly Website devoted to the study of Romantic-period literature and culture.
15 de may. de 2024 · Godwin's Anarchy Portrait of William Godwin. William Godwin's vision for an ideal society arose from ideas of anarchy. He believed that the monarchy was a corrupt system of government. Throughout human history, he saw a relationship of violence between the state and the individual.
