The letters of William Godwin

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The letters of William Godwin

edited by Pamela Clemit

Oxford University Press, 2011-

  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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Chronology: p. [li]-lvi of v. 1, p. [xlv]-xlvii of v. 2

Includes index

Vol. 1. 1778-1797 -- v. 2. 1798-1805

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v. 1 ISBN 9780199562619

内容説明

William Godwin became a leading public intellectual during the crisis in British politics which followed the French Revolution. The impact of his social theories was acknowledged by almost every significant literary figure in Britain for the next quarter-century, and his influence endured much longer in Europe. He married Mary Wollstonecraft, the early advocate of women's rights, and was the father of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. All of his letters are published for the first time in this edition. The first volume (1778-1797) includes scores of texts newly transcribed from the original manuscripts and given scholarly annotation for the first time. The letters trace the development of Godwin's personality from his background in English religious nonconformity, through his early struggle for recognition as a gifted writer, to his years of fame in the 1790s. They illuminate his most celebrated works, An Enquiry concerning Political Justice (1793) and the novel Caleb Williams (1794); his intervention in the treason trials of 1794; and his relations with publishers. They reveal his intellectual and emotional mentorship of a succession of creative men and women. They chart his education in a 'new language' of feeling through his courtship of Mary Wollstonecraft, and bear witness to the shock of her early death. Godwin's letters reflect the cultural history of his times, and throw light on many other literary, political, and artistic figures. These letters record the personal and professional interactions of an original thinker who had a lasting influence on progressive movements in Britain and Europe, and is still widely read today.

目次

  • DEDICATION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • LIST OF LETTERS
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • A NOTE ON EDITORIAL PRINCIPLES
  • CHRONOLOGY: WILLIAM GODWIN, 1756-1797
  • LETTERS, 1778-1797 (NUMBERS 1-186)
  • APPENDIX 1: UNDATED LETTERS
  • APPENDIX 2: ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT FOR POLITICAL JUSTICE
  • APPENDIX 3: LETTERS IN THE ABINGER PAPERS: OLD AND NEW SHELFMARKS
巻冊次

v. 2 ISBN 9780199562626

内容説明

The first volume of William Godwin's letters reflected the origins and impact of his great philosophical work, An Enquiry concerning Political Justice, and showed him at the height of his influence and reputation. This second volume (1798-1805) reveals a less familiar person in different surroundings: a man still well-connected, attracting new friends and disciples, but increasingly embattled as a public intellectual, as a political radical, and as a professional author. The volume includes scores of texts newly transcribed from the original manuscripts and given scholarly annotation for the first time. Godwin was not only a speculative philosopher but also a risk-taking entrepreneur. The letters show him responding to changes in public mood, seeking compromise in his philosophical commitments, and remaking himself as the author of novels, plays, biographies, and children's books. They trace the fragmentation of his intellectual circle of the 1790s and the building of new alliances. They include an eye-witness account of the condition of Ireland on the eve of the 1800 Act of Union. They follow his quest, in the wake of the death of his first wife Mary Wollstonecraft, to find a new life-companion and mother for his two young children. Godwin's letters reflect the cultural history of his times, and throw light on many other literary, political, and artistic figures. They record irreplaceable losses, both public and private, and trace new beginnings in his intellectual and literary development, in his commercial ventures, and in his social and domestic life.

目次

  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Letters
  • List of Illustrations
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • Introduction
  • A Note on Editorial Principles
  • Chronology: William Godwin, 1798-1805
  • Letters, 1798-1805 (Numbers 188-429)
  • Appendix 1: Undated Letters
  • Appendix 2: Receipts for Book Sales
  • Appendix 3: Promissory Notes
  • Appendix 4: Letters in the Abinger Papers: Old and New Shelfmarks

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