William Godwin - A Political Life

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

List of contents

Series Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction: The Anarchist

2. The Minister: 1756-93

3. The Philosopher: 1793

4. The Activist: 1794-95

5. The Husband: 1796-99

6. The Educator: 1800-09

7. The Father: 1810-19

8. The Pensioner: 1819-36

9. The Legacy

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Richard Gough Thomas is a Liverpool-born scholar of education and anti-authoritarian thought, and the editor of the journal Dark Arts. He is the author of William Godwin: A Political Life (Pluto, 2019).

Summary

A new biography of the infamous early anarchist whose life and work was at the heart of British Radicalism. Thomas reads Godwin afresh, addressing the souring of his critical reputation since his death and the unsympathetic twentieth-century scholarship, now drawing extensively on newly published letters and journals.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Gough Thomas, Richard Gough Thomas, Richard Gough Thomas
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780745338354
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3835-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Revolutionary Lives; Revolutionary Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Literaturwissenschaft, Achtzehntes Jahrhundert, Anarchismus, Grossbritannien, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), Literaturwissenschaft: 1800 bis 1900, britisch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Soziale und politische Philosophie, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Britannien, POETRY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Brite, Philosophie / Gesellschaft, Politik, Staat, Großbritannien / Geschichte, Politik, Gesellschaft, Recht, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Anarchism, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Biography: historical, political and military, Anarchism, C 1700 To C 1800