Godwinian Moments: From the Enlightenment to Romanticism (UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series)

__Godwinian Moments__ is the first ever book collection on the work of William Godwin, the radical British philosopher, novelist, and pamphleteer who contributed extensively to the political and cultural shifts of 1783 to 1834. Godwin's radical moment. Godwin's Calvinist ghosts : political justice and Caleb Williams -- Robert M. Maniquis ; Godwin, Thelwall, and the means of progress -- Mark Philp ; "The press and danger of the crowd" : Godwin, Thelwall, and the counter-public sphere -- Jon Mee ; "Awakening the mind" : William Godwin's Enquirer -- Gary Handwerk ; Godwin disguised : politics in the juvenile library -- Robert Anderson Godwin's experiments with history. Oratory and history : Godwin's History of the life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham -- Victoria Myers ; The disfiguration of enlightenment : war, trauma, and the historical novel in Godwin's Mandeville -- Tilottama Rajan ; "This is the dread hour,/that must decide the fate of England!" : Godwin's St. Dunstan -- David O'Shaughnessy ; Heavy drama -- Julie A. Carlson Godwin's acquaintances. The philosopher and the moneylender : the relationship between William Godwin and John King -- Michael Scrivener ; Commerce of luminaries : eight letters between William Godwin and Thomas Wedgwood -- Pamela Clemit.

Godwinian Moments is the first ever book collection on the work of William Godwin, the radical British philosopher, novelist, and pamphleteer who contributed extensively to the political and cultural shifts of 1783 to 1834. These essays reveal Godwin as a manyfaceted thinker, pursuing progressive change through various genres and discursive contexts, while confronting moments of tension and contradiction in his views.

Leading scholars of British Romanticism examine his writings both well-known, such as Caleb Williams and Political Justice, and neglected, including The Inquirer, Mandeville, and his dramas. Along with sections on his engagements with radicalism and with history, this collection provides a fascinating look at his relations with philanthropist Thomas Wedgwood and Jewish radical John King. Godwinian Moments is a valuable resource for understanding the intellectual and societal shifts of the long nineteenth-century.

Leading scholars of British Romanticism examine his writings both well-known, such as Caleb Williams and Political Justice, and neglected, including The Inquirer, Mandeville, and his dramas. Along with sections on his engagements with radicalism and with history, this collection provides a fascinating look at his relations with philanthropist Thomas Wedgwood and Jewish radical John King. Godwinian Moments is a valuable resource for understanding the intellectual and societal shifts of the long nineteenth-century."--Pub. desc