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'''William Godwin''' (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, [[political philosophy|political philosopher]] and [[novel]]ist. He is considered one of the first exponents of [[utilitarianism]], and one of the first modern proponents of [[philosophical anarchism]].<ref>{{sep entry|godwin|William Godwin|Mark Philip|2006-05-20}}</ref> Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: ''[[Political Justice|An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice]]'', an attack on [[political institution]]s, and ''[[Things as They Are or The Adventures of Caleb Williams]]'', which attacks [[aristocrat]]ic privilege, but also is virtually the first [[mystery novel]]. Based on the success of both, Godwin featured prominently in the radical circles of London in the 1790s. In the ensuing [[conservative]] reaction to [[Radicalism (historical)|British radicalism]], Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the pioneering feminist writer [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death; their child, [[Mary Shelley|Mary Godwin]] (later Mary Shelley) would go on to author ''[[Frankenstein]]'' and marry the poet [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]]. Godwin wrote prolifically in the genres of novels, [[history]] and [[demography]] throughout his lifetime. With his second wife, Mary Jane Clairmont, he wrote [[children's primers]] on Biblical and classical history, which he published along with such works as [[Charles Lamb (writer)|Charles]] and [[Mary Lamb]]'s ''[[Tales from Shakespeare]]''. He also has had considerable influence on British literature and literary culture. | '''William Godwin''' (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, [[political philosophy|political philosopher]] and [[novel]]ist. He is considered one of the first exponents of [[utilitarianism]], and one of the first modern proponents of [[philosophical anarchism]].<ref>{{sep entry|godwin|William Godwin|Mark Philip|2006-05-20}}</ref> Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: ''[[Political Justice|An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice]]'', an attack on [[political institution]]s, and ''[[Things as They Are or The Adventures of Caleb Williams]]'', which attacks [[aristocrat]]ic privilege, but also is virtually the first [[mystery novel]]. Based on the success of both, Godwin featured prominently in the radical circles of London in the 1790s. In the ensuing [[conservative]] reaction to [[Radicalism (historical)|British radicalism]], Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the pioneering feminist writer [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death; their child, [[Mary Shelley|Mary Godwin]] (later Mary Shelley) would go on to author ''[[Frankenstein]]'' and marry the poet [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]]. Godwin wrote prolifically in the genres of novels, [[history]] and [[demography]] throughout his lifetime. With his second wife, Mary Jane Clairmont, he wrote [[children's primers]] on Biblical and classical history, which he published along with such works as [[Charles Lamb (writer)|Charles]] and [[Mary Lamb]]'s ''[[Tales from Shakespeare]]''. He also has had considerable influence on British literature and literary culture. |