The Works of Thomas Carlyle

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

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

9781108022330, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 November 2010

334 pages, 1 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.49 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 10 contains his social commentary Past and Present.

Introduction
Book I. Proem: 1. Midas
2. The Sphinx
3. Manchester insurrection
4. Morrison's pill
5. Aristocracy of talent
6. Hero-worship
Book II. The Ancient Monk: 1. Jocelin of Brakelond
2. St. Edmundsbury
3. Landlord Edmund
4. Abbot Hugo
5. Twelfth century
6. Monk Samson
7. The canvassing
8. The election
9. Abbot Samson
10. Government
11. The abbot's ways
12. The abbot's troubles
13. In parliament
14. Henry of Essex
15. Practical-devotional
16. St. Edmund
17. The beginnings
Book III. The Modern Worker: 1. Phenomena
2. Gospel of mammonism
3. Gospel of dilettantism
4. Happy
5. The English
6. Two centuries
7. Over-production
8. Unworking aristocracy
9. Working aristocracy
10. Plugson of Undershot
11. Labour
12. Reward
13. Democracy
14. Sir Jabesh Windbag
15. Morrison again
Book IV. Horoscope: 1. Aristocracies
2. Bribery committee
3. The one institution
4. Captains of industry
5. Permanence
6. The landed
7. The gifted
8. The didactic
Summary
Index.

Subject Areas: History of ideas [JFCX]