| Past and Present: Volume 4 Contributor(s): Carlyle, Thomas (Author), Vanden Bossche, Chris Ramon (Introduction by), Vanden Bossche, Chris Ramon (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0520242505 ISBN-13: 9780520242500 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 941.081 |
| LCCN: 2005040873 |
| Series: Norman and Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thom |
| Physical Information: 2.17" H x 6.48" W x 9.32" (3.14 lbs) 968 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Topical - New Age |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
