Critical And Miscellaneous Essays (I, III, IV)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: Thomas Carlyle
Binding: Hardback
Published: Chapman and Hall, 1857
Condition:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Reading copy with markings
Condition remarks: Minimal markings in grey lead. Faded and worn boards. Bumping on corners and spine.
This landmark collection of literary criticism and historical commentary presents Thomas Carlyle’s most influential essays from the early 19th century, drawn from journals such as the Edinburgh Review and Fraser’s Magazine. Carlyle argues for the moral and spiritual dimensions of literature, illustrating his views through incisive studies of figures like Goethe, Burns, Voltaire, and Diderot. The volumes chronicle the intellectual ferment of the Romantic and post-Enlightenment periods, detailing the philosophical undercurrents shaping European thought. With prophetic intensity and rhetorical force, Carlyle instructs readers on the role of the writer as cultural guide and moral conscience. These essays remain essential for understanding the evolution of Victorian prose and the foundations of modern literary criticism.
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Binding: Hardback
Published: Chapman and Hall, 1857
Condition:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Reading copy with markings
Condition remarks: Minimal markings in grey lead. Faded and worn boards. Bumping on corners and spine.
This landmark collection of literary criticism and historical commentary presents Thomas Carlyle’s most influential essays from the early 19th century, drawn from journals such as the Edinburgh Review and Fraser’s Magazine. Carlyle argues for the moral and spiritual dimensions of literature, illustrating his views through incisive studies of figures like Goethe, Burns, Voltaire, and Diderot. The volumes chronicle the intellectual ferment of the Romantic and post-Enlightenment periods, detailing the philosophical undercurrents shaping European thought. With prophetic intensity and rhetorical force, Carlyle instructs readers on the role of the writer as cultural guide and moral conscience. These essays remain essential for understanding the evolution of Victorian prose and the foundations of modern literary criticism.