Past and Present (Hardcover, New Ed)

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist, historian, cultural critic, and leading man of English letters during the Victorian era, published "Past and Present, "one of his most influential works, in 1843. Written as a response to the economic crisis of the 1840s--closure of factories, loss of jobs, the growth of slums in industrial centers, the starving poor--"Past and Present "aimed to lead readers toward a "conversion experience" in order to stimulate social reform. In this work, Carlyle provides a trenchant articulation of the political, social, religious, and economic climate of the mid-nineteenth century and a prophetic vision of the future.
This volume, the fourth of the eight-volume Strouse Edition, includes an informative historical introduction and illustrations, along with complete notes and scholarly apparatus, and is the definitive modern scholarly edition.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Norman and Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle, 4
Release date:	June 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Thomas Carlyle
Introduction by:	Chris Ramon Vanden Bossche
Contributors:	Chris Ramon Vanden Bossche
Text writers:	Chris Ramon Vanden Bossche • Joel J. Brattin • D.J. Trela
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 56mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	968
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-24250-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-24250-5
Barcode:	9780520242500

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