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1 online resource |
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Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia |
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Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
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Prologue: A revolution in favor of love -- "Quite alone in a crowd" -- A "very sensible" American -- "I wish to be necessary to you" -- "We are ... differently organized" -- An "exchange of symphathy" -- Modern philosophers -- American commerce -- The new man of feeling -- Love's "very essence is liberty" -- "The true key of the universe is love" -- Epilogue: "The subject was of love." |
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"In 1798, English essayist and novelist William Godwin ignited a transatlantic scandal with Memoirs of the Author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman." Most controversial were the details of the romantic liaisons of Godwin's wife, Mary Wollstonecraft, with both American Gilbert Imlay and Godwin himself. Wollstonecraft's life and writings became central to a continuing discussion about love's place in human society. Literary radicals argued that the cultivation of intense friendship could lead to the renovation of social and political institutions, whereas others maintained that these freethinkers were indulging their own desires with a disregard for stability and higher authority. Through correspondence and novels, Andrew Cayton finds an ideal lens to view authors, characters, and readers all debating love's power to alter men and women in the world around them"-- Provided by publisher |
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"In 1798, English essayist and novelist William Godwin ignited a transatlantic scandal with Memoirs of the Author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman." Most controversial were the details of the romantic liaisons of Godwin's wife, Mary Wollstonecraft, with both American Gilbert Imlay and Godwin himself. Wollstonecraft's life and writings became central to a continuing discussion about love's place in human society. Literary radicals argued that the cultivation of intense friendship could lead to the renovation of social and political institutions, whereas others maintained that these freethinkers were indulging their own desires with a disregard for stability and higher authority. Through correspondence and novels, Andrew Cayton finds an ideal lens to view authors, characters, and readers all debating love's power to alter men and women in the world around them. Cayton argues for Wollstonecraft's and Godwin's enduring influence on fiction published in Great Britain and the United States and explores Mary Godwin Shelley's endeavors to sustain her mother's faith in romantic love as an engine of social change"-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 -- Influence
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836 -- Influence
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Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 -- Influence
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836 -- Influence
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836 fast |
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Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 fast |
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Radicalism in literature.
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Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Politics and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century
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American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Love in literature.
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English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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American fiction
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English fiction
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Literature and society
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Love in literature
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Politics and literature
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Radicalism in literature
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England
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United States
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469608266 |
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146960826X |
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1469607514 |
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9781469607511 |
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