The Works of Thomas Carlyle

The second volume of the Centenary Edition of Carlyle's collected works, first published in 1896.

Thomas Carlyle (Author), Henry Duff Traill (Edited by)

9781108022255, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 November 2010

320 pages, 3 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.63 kg

Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) was one of the most influential authors of the nineteenth century. Eagerly studied at the highest level of intellectual society, his satirical essays and perceptive historical biographies caused him to be regarded for much of the Victorian period as a literary genius and eminent social philosopher. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1814, he published his first scholarly work on German literature in 1824, before finding literary success with his ground-breaking history of the French Revolution in 1837. After falling from favour during the first part of the twentieth century, his work has more recently become the subject of scholarly re-examination. His introduction of German literature and philosophy into the British intellectual milieu profoundly influenced later philosophical ideas and literary studies. These volumes are reproduced from the 1896 Centenary Edition of his collected works. Volume 2 contains the first volume of The French Revolution.

Introduction
Book I. Death of Louis XV: 1. Louis the Well-beloved
2. Realised ideals
3. Viaticum
4. Louis the Unfortunate
Book II. The Paper Age: 1. Astraea redux
2. Petition in hieroglyphs
3. Questionable
4. Maurepas
5. Astraea redux without cash
6. Windbags
7. Contrat social
8. Printed paper
Book III. The Parlement of Paris: 1. Dishonoured bills
2. Controller Calonne
3. The notables
4. Lomenie's edicts
5. Lomenie's thunderbolts
6. Lomenie's plots
7. Internecine
8. Lomenie's death-throes
9. Burial with bonfire
Book IV. States-General: 1. The notables again
2. The election
3. Grown electric
4. The procession
Book V. The Third Estate: 1. Inertia
2. Mercury de Breze
3. Broglie the war-god
4. To arms!
5. Give us arms
6. Storm and victory
7. Not a revolt
8. Conquering your king
9. The laterne
Book VI. Consolidation: 1. Make the constitution
2. The constituent assembly
3. The general overtown
4. In queue
5. The fourth estate
Book VII. The Insurrection of Women: 1. Patrollotism
2. O Richard, O my king
3. Black cockades
4. The menads
5. Usher Maillard
6. To Versailles
7. At Versailles
8. The equal diet
9. Lafayette
10. The grand entries
11. From Versailles.

Subject Areas: History of ideas [JFCX]