On Burning Ground An Examination of the Ideas, Projects and Life of David Williams

Name: On Burning Ground An Examination of the Ideas, Projects and Life of David Williams
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ISBN: 9780729404495

ISBN-10: 0729404498

ISBN-13: 9780729404495

Edition: 1993

Authors: J. Dybikowski

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David Williams rebelled against his puritanical background and became one of the most significant Welsh thinkers of the eighteenth century. His reputation has been that of an intriguing and fascinating maverick with a powerful independent streak. He is variously known for being the founder of the first deist chapel in Europe holding public worship, as a daring educationalist inspired by Rousseau, as a political theorist who championed a new concept of political liberty - perhaps his strongest claim to originality - or more commonly, as the founder of the Royal Literary Fund which was a benevolent fund for writers and worked to improve their status. Only this latter role has won Williams…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Voltaire Foundation
Publication date: 1/1/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 371
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English