Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781514793497)

The reputation of WILLIAM GODWIN as a social philosopher, and the merits of his famous novel, "Caleb Williams," have been for more than a century the subject of extreme divergencies of judgment among critics. "The first systematic anarchist," as he is called by Professor Saintsbury, aroused bitter contention with his writings during his own lifetime, and his opponents have remained so prejudiced that even the staid bibliographer Allibone, in his "Dictionary of English Literature," a place where one would think the most flagitious author safe from animosity, speaks of Godwin's private life in terms that are little less than scurrilous. Over against this persistent acrimony may be put the fine eulogy of Mr. C. Kegan Paul, his biographer, to represent the favourable judgment of our own time, whilst I will venture to quote one remarkable passage that voices the opinions of many among Godwin's most eminent contemporaries.

Author: William Godwin
ISBN-10: 1514793490
ISBN-13: 9781514793497
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2015
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d