This 1869 miscellany of articles, letters, and speeches by and about Carlyle highlights his restless intellect and wide-ranging interests. The volume begins; “The general belief that Carlyle is a gloomy misanthrope…is quite an error.” Contents include “Goethe and Carlyle, ” “Preface to Emerson’s Essays, ” “Advice to a Young Man, ” and more.
About the author
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian, satirist, and political thinker. He became influential for Victorians because his writing reflected Calvinist values but also a loss of faith, which paralleled the community’s changing scientific and political views.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 54 ● ISBN 9781411454361 ● File size 0.1 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863889 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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