The Works of Thomas Carlyle (Cambridge Library Collection - The Works of Carlyle) (Volume 29) - Softcover

Carlyle, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108022529 ISBN 13: 9781108022521

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was one of the most influential authors of the nineteenth century. Eagerly studied at the highest level of intellectual society, his satirical essays and perceptive historical biographies caused him to be regarded for much of the Victorian period as a literary genius and eminent social philosopher. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1814, he published his first scholarly work on German literature in 1824, before finding literary success with his history of the French Revolution in 1837. After falling from favour during the first part of the twentieth century, his work has more recently become the subject of scholarly re-examination. His introduction of German literature and philosophy into the British intellectual milieu profoundly influenced later philosophical ideas and literary studies. These volumes are reproduced from the 1896 Centenary Edition of his collected works. Volume 29 contains the fourth volume of a collection of critical essays.

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Book Description:

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was one of the most influential authors of the nineteenth century. His introduction of German literature and philosophy into Victorian society profoundly influenced later ideas. Volume 29 of this 1896 edition of his collected works contains the fourth volume of a collection of critical essays.

About the Author:

Michael K. Goldberg is Professor of English, University of British Columbia. He has written widely on the 19th century including "Carlyle and Dickens" (Georgia, 1972). Joel J. Brattin is Assistant Professor in the Humanities at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mark Engel is a student of philosophy, a professional editor, and an independent scholar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108022529
• ISBN 13: 9781108022521
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 514
• Editor: Traill Henry Duff