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Historical Essays (Hardcover)
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Historical Essays (Hardcover)
Series: The Norman and Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle, 3
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Thomas Carlyle, renowned nineteenth-century essayist and social
critic, came to be thought of as a secular prophet by many of his
readers and as the "undoubted head of English letters" by Ralph
Waldo Emerson. "Historical Essays "brings together Carlyle's essays
on history and historical subjects in a fully annotated modern
edition for the first time. These essays, which were originally
collected in "Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, "span Carlyle's
career from 1830 to 1875 and represent a major facet of his
writings. This edition uses all the extant authoritative versions
of the essays to create an accurate critical text and includes a
mine of lucidly presented information to enhance readers'
understanding of Carlyle's densely allusive prose.
The collection includes essays on the French Revolution, Cromwell,
Frederick the Great, and medieval Scandinavia. It also includes
such essential pieces as "On History," "On History Again," "Count
Cagliostro," and "The Diamond Necklace." Together the essays show
Carlyle positioning himself in relation to the new Romantic
historiography but not yet ready to adopt the strictures of modern
scientific history. They also exhibit his talent for analyzing the
historical significance of seemingly minor events. He describes a
plot to steal a diamond necklace in which Marie Antoinette became
implicated, a visit of Whig sympathizers to the National Assembly
during the French Revolution, and the kidnapping of two
fifteenth-century German princes, one of whose descendents was
Carlyle's contemporary Prince Albert.
This volume, the third of the eight-volume Strouse Edition of
Carlyle's works, includes a historical introduction and
illustrations along with complete textual apparatus.
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