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Charles Dickens travelled to North America twice, in 1842 and
twenty-five years later in 1867--68, and on both trips
Massachusetts was part of his itinerary. Although many aspects of
his U.S. travels disappointed him, Massachusetts was the one state
that met and even exceeded Dickens's expectations for "the republic
of [his] imagination." From the mills of Lowell to the Perkins
School for the Blind, it offered an alternate vision of America
that influenced his future writings, while the deep and lasting
friendships he formed with Bostonians gave him enduring ties to the
commonwealth. This volume provides insight from leading scholars
who have begun to reassess the significance of Massachusetts in the
author's life and work. The collection begins with a broad
biographical and historical overview taken from the full-length
narrative of the award-winning exhibition Dickens and
Massachusetts: A Tale of Power and Transformation, which attracted
thousands of visitors while on display in Lowell. Abundant images
from the exhibition, many of them difficult to find elsewhere,
enhance the story of Dickens's relationship with the vibrant
cultural and intellectual life of Massachusetts. The second section
includes essays that consider the importance of Dickens's many
connections to the commonwealth. In addition to the volume editors,
contributors include Chelsea Bray, Iain Crawford, Andre DeCuir,
Natalie McKnight, Lillian Nayder, and Kit Polga.
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Past and Present (Hardcover, New Ed)
Thomas Carlyle; Introduction by Chris Ramon Vanden Bossche; Contributions by Chris Ramon Vanden Bossche; Text written by Chris Ramon Vanden Bossche, Joel J. Brattin, …
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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.
In his 1840 lectures on heroes, Thomas Carlyle, Victorian essayist
and social critic, championed the importance of the individual in
history. Published the following year and eventually translated
into fifteen languages, this imaginative work of history,
comparative religion, and literature is the most influential
statement of a man who came to be thought of as a secular prophet
and the 'undoubted head of English letters' (Emerson). His vivid
portraits of Muhammad, Dante, Luther, Napoleon - just a few of the
individuals Carlyle celebrated for changing the course of world
history - made "On Heroes" a challenge to the anonymous social
forces threatening to control life during the Industrial
Revolution. In eight volumes, "The Strouse Edition" will provide
the texts of Carlyle's major works edited for the first time to
contemporary scholarly standards. For the general reader, its
detailed introductions and annotations will offer insight into the
author's thought and a reconstruction of the diverse and often
arcane Carlylean sources.
Charles Dickens travelled to North America twice, in 1842 and
twenty-five years later in 1867--68, and on both trips
Massachusetts was part of his itinerary. Although many aspects of
his U.S. travels disappointed him, Massachusetts was the one state
that met and even exceeded Dickens's expectations for "the republic
of [his] imagination." From the mills of Lowell to the Perkins
School for the Blind, it offered an alternate vision of America
that influenced his future writings, while the deep and lasting
friendships he formed with Bostonians gave him enduring ties to the
commonwealth. This volume provides insight from leading scholars
who have begun to reassess the significance of Massachusetts in the
author's life and work. The collection begins with a broad
biographical and historical overview taken from the full-length
narrative of the award-winning exhibition Dickens and
Massachusetts: A Tale of Power and Transformation, which attracted
thousands of visitors while on display in Lowell. Abundant images
from the exhibition, many of them difficult to find elsewhere,
enhance the story of Dickens's relationship with the vibrant
cultural and intellectual life of Massachusetts. The second section
includes essays that consider the importance of Dickens's many
connections to the commonwealth. In addition to the volume editors,
contributors include Chelsea Bray, Iain Crawford, Andre DeCuir,
Natalie McKnight, Lillian Nayder, and Kit Polga.
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