The Essential Thomas Carlyle

By Thomas Carlyle

The Essential Thomas Carlyle contains: Signs of the Times , Carlyle's essay against the "mechanical age" and the rise of the machines, making the argument that the "Soul-politic" is being neglected while the "Body-politic" is "more than ever worshipped"; Chartism , his major example of the "Condition of England Question"--a phrase he had coined to refer to the "two nations" theme, or the division of society in England and the poverty of the majority; On Heroes and Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History , six lectures that communicate his powerful theory that history can be largely explained by the impact of "great men" or heroes--highly authoritative individuals who, due to either their charisma, intelligence, wisdom, or political prowess, employ their power in a way that has a pivotal historical impact; and Latter-Day Pamphlets , a series of pamphlets that represent his passionate criticism of what he believed to be the political, social and religious absurdities and corruptions of his time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09YSWRXZ4
• ISBN13: 9798809925143
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 515 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.0"