Lector auctorque in fabula : modèles d’écriture et modèles de lecture dans le roman godwinien

This article looks at the three major novels of philosopher, historian and novelist William Godwin, published between 1794 and 1805. It seeks to show how the author- and reader-figures constructed in the novels, and the relation all three construct between author and reader, undergo a radical change...

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Main Author: Marion Leclair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles 2015-12-01
Series:XVII-XVIII
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/1718/377
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description This article looks at the three major novels of philosopher, historian and novelist William Godwin, published between 1794 and 1805. It seeks to show how the author- and reader-figures constructed in the novels, and the relation all three construct between author and reader, undergo a radical change between the early and late 1790s, as Godwin gradually established himself as a respectable professional writer, while the demise of the radical movement barred him from the artisan readers he had been able to reach.
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spelling doaj.art-0525e10200594e1d8ccbc4ce1527e72f2022-12-22T00:50:35ZengSociété d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe sièclesXVII-XVIII0291-37982117-590X2015-12-017227328610.4000/1718.377Lector auctorque in fabula : modèles d’écriture et modèles de lecture dans le roman godwinienMarion LeclairThis article looks at the three major novels of philosopher, historian and novelist William Godwin, published between 1794 and 1805. It seeks to show how the author- and reader-figures constructed in the novels, and the relation all three construct between author and reader, undergo a radical change between the early and late 1790s, as Godwin gradually established himself as a respectable professional writer, while the demise of the radical movement barred him from the artisan readers he had been able to reach.http://journals.openedition.org/1718/377
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title Lector auctorque in fabula : modèles d’écriture et modèles de lecture dans le roman godwinien
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title_short Lector auctorque in fabula : modèles d’écriture et modèles de lecture dans le roman godwinien
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