Lying with Godwin and Kant: Truth and Duty in St. Leon.

A literary criticism is presented to the book "St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century," by William Godwin. The article often references the German philosopher Immanuel Kant's ethics to examine the depiction of truth, lying and morality within the aforementioned novel. The book's portrayal of the...

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Publicado en:Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 19 - 38
Autor principal: Melville, Peter
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Spring2014
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