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Godwin and the book : imagining media, 1783-1836 / J. Louise McCray.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCray, J. Louise, author.
- Series:
- Edinburgh critical studies in romanticism.
- Edinburgh Critical Studies in Romanticism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Books and reading in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Godwin and the Bookexplores a network of controversies concerning the relationship of media form to social futurity in Romantic-period Britain through the writing of the notorious philosopher-novelist William Godwin (1756-1836).
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Matter of the Reader: Materialism and Private Judgement
- 2. The Ethics of Novel-Reading: Fiction and Moral Law
- 3. The Discipline of Reading: ‘Enquiry’ and Religious Dissent
- 4. Truth and Social Media: Books and Intellectual Regulation
- 5. Books, Bodies and Monuments: Print and Perfectibility
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-7579-5
- 1-4744-7578-7
- OCLC:
- 1245845021
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