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Lives of the Necromancers de William Godwin

Lives of the Necromancers

Autor William Godwin
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Undertaken as a study of human credulity, "Lives of the Necromancers" is a comprehensive history of the invisible world as it has been imagined by the disparate peoples of the world since ancient times. Herein are to be found engaging accounts of sylphs and gnomes, imps and fairies, and the people who believed in them; of the oracle of Delphi and the courtly magus John Dee, the devils of Loudon and the witches of New England, and the powers that were ascribed to them. Published in 1834, "Lives of the Necromancers" was the last major work of British political philosopher and novelist William Godwin, husband of the pioneering feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft and father of "Frankenstein" author Mary Shelley. A formidable literary figure in his own right, Godwin's prose is strikingly vivid and engaging, affording the modern reader with a thorough yet compelling history of humankind's belief in the supernatural.
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ISBN-13: 9781448615148
ISBN-10: 1448615143
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: CREATESPACE

Notă biografică

William Godwin (1756 - 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, an attack on political institutions and Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, which attacks aristocratic privilege, but also is the first mystery novel. Based on the success of both, Godwin featured prominently in the radical circles of London in the 1790s. He wrote prolifically in the genres of novels, history and demography throughout his lifetime. In the conservative reaction to 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 from childbirth. Their daughter, later known as Mary Shelley, would go on to write Frankenstein and marry the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. With his second wife, Mary Jane Clairmont, Godwin set up The Juvenile Library, allowing the family to write their own works for children (sometimes using noms de plume) and translate and publish many other books, some of enduring significance. Godwin has had considerable influence on British literature and literary culture.

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Preface; Introduction; 1. Ambitious nature of man; 2. Examples of necromancy and witchcraft from the Bible; 3. Greece; 4. Rome; 5. Revolution produced in the history of necromancy and witchcraft upon the establishment of Christianity; 6. History of necromancy in the East; 7. Dark Ages of Europe; 8. Communication of Europe and the Saracens; 9. Revival of Letters; 10. Sanguinary proceedings against witchcraft; Conclusion.

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A leading British intellectual's examination, published in 1834, of influential historical figures who were associated with supernatural practices.