St. Leon - Couverture souple

Godwin, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192828339 ISBN 13 : 9780192828330

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1994

Synopsis

"St Leon" (1799), Godwin's second novel, is a work of challenging ambition. Like his first, "Caleb Williams" (1794), it is a confessional tale of obsession and spiralling pursuit. In "St Leon" the emphasis is on the individual's powerlessness in the face of momentous historical change. Set during the Protestant Reformation, the novel tells the harrowing tale of an exiled French aristocrat who is given the secrets of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life. His attempts to use these gifts to benefit humanity lead only to disaster. Plunged into self-destructive isolation, he wanders through the centres of European religious controversy, arousing fascination, suspicion, and social unrest wherever he goes. The text of this paperback edition is based on the Bentley's Standard Novels edition of 1831.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

St. Leon A Tale of the Sixteenth Century By William Godwin

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192828339
• ISBN 13: 9780192828330
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Éditeur: Clemit Pamela
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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