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1 online resource (xiii, 254 pages) |
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Oxford English monographs |
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Oxford English monographs.
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1. Imogen: Godwin's Fictional Debut 13 -- 2. Caleb Williams: The Paradigm of the Godwinian Novel 35 -- 3. Godwin's Historical Novels: Theory and Practice 70 -- 4. Wieland: Charles Brockden Brown's American Tale 105 -- 5. Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Myth-Making 139 -- 6. Mary Shelley's Novels of the 1820s: History and Prophecy 175 -- Afterword: Rereading the Godwinian Novel 211 |
| Summary |
The Godwinian Novel is a pioneering analysis of the school of fiction inaugurated by William Godwin, and developed in the works of his principal followers, Charles Brockden Brown and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. In the first study of these authors as a historically specific group, Pamela Clemit argues for a greater unity between Godwin's fictional techniques and his radical political philosophy than has been perceived. Her analysis of the works of Brown and Mary Shelley, moreover, reveals how these writers modified, reshaped, and redefined Godwin's distinctive themes and techniques in response to shifting ideological pressures in the post-revolutionary period. Examining prose fiction in a period traditionally seen as dominated by poetry, Clemit stresses the necessity for a revised view of British Romanticism. Uncovering the links between Godwin's fictional analysis of subjective experience and his progressive political philosophy, The Godwinian Novel paves the way for a reappraisal of the apparently quietistic and introspective concerns of other writers of the period |
| Analysis |
English fiction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-243) and index |
| Notes |
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836 -- Influence
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Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810. |
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836. |
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Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. |
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Godwin, William, (1756-1836) -- Influence. |
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Godwin, William, (1756-1836) -- Technique. |
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Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, (1797-1851) -- Critique et interprétation. |
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Brown, Charles Brockden, (1771-1810) -- Critique et interprétation. |
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Political fiction, English -- History and criticism
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Politics and literature -- English-speaking countries
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Horror tales -- History and criticism
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American fiction -- English influences
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Rationalism in literature.
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Radicalism in literature.
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Romanticism.
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romanticism (form of expression)
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American fiction -- English influences.
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Horror tales.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Political fiction, English.
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Politics and literature.
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Radicalism in literature.
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Rationalism in literature.
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Romanticism.
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Beïnvloeding.
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Romans.
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Rationaliteit.
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Philosophie -- Dans la littérature.
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Romantisme (mouvement littéraire) -- Grande-Bretagne.
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Radicalisme -- Dans la littérature.
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Politique-fiction anglaise -- Histoire et critique.
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Roman américain -- Influence anglaise.
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Rationalisme dans la littérature.
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Romantisme.
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English-speaking countries.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191670701 |
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0191670707 |
