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Hace 5 días · William Godwin’s legacy has been completely overshadowed by his wife’s and their daughter’s. If you traveled back in time 250 years and told him that, he’d be thrilled. One of his first big pieces of political writing was a biography of his late wife, Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman , a work so fiercely feminist that he was forced into semi-hiding for ...
Hace 3 días · After two ill-fated affairs, with Henry Fuseli and Gilbert Imlay (by whom she had a daughter, Fanny Imlay), Wollstonecraft married the philosopher William Godwin, one of the forefathers of the anarchist movement. Wollstonecraft died at the age of 38 leaving behind several unfinished manuscripts.
- 27 April 1759, Spitalfields, London, England
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- 10 September 1797 (aged 38), Somers Town, London, England
Hace 3 días · William the Conqueror (c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) from 1035 onward.
- 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087
- Herleva of Falaise
Hace 5 días · Bibliography. References. Further reading. External links. William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age.
- Poetry
- Royal Academy of Arts
- 28 November 1757, Soho, London
- Romanticism
Hace 3 días · El que ama la lectura, tiene todo a su alcance - William Godwin, político y escritor británico del siglo XVIII. Hay más tesoros en los libros que en todo el botín de la Isla del Tesoro - Walt ...
Hace 4 días · El más célebre autor de la historia de la literatura inglesa fue aplaudido, admirado e incluso "idolatrado" en vida por las decenas de miles de personas que asistieron a las representaciones de sus obras en Londres. Pero esa fama no impidió que la personalidad y la biografía misma de William Shakespeare quedaran envueltas en sombras.
Hace 1 día · When Melvyn Bragg met Tristram Powell. Tristram Powell directs Michael Palin in American Friends (1991) Tristram Powell (1940-2024) was an outstanding programme-maker, a director of documentaries and dramas for television, films for the big screen and platform performances for Jewish Book Week. His output was hugely impressive in quantity ...
