Past and Present

by Thomas Carlyle

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788028361303
Publisher:	Sharp Ink
Publication date:	01/01/2024
Sold by:	CIANDO
Format:	eBook
File size:	599 KB

About the Author

Chris R. Vanden Bossche, Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, is the editor of Carlyle's Historical Essays (California, 2002) and author of Carlyle and the Search for Authority (1991). Joel J. Brattin, Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, helped establish the text for Carlyle's On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (California, 1993). D. J. Trela, Professor of English and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Michigan, Flint, is author of A History of Carlyle's "Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches" (1992).

Table of Contents

IntroductionNote on the TextSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Thomas and Jane Welsh CarlyleContext and Chronology of Chronica Jocelini de BrakelondPAST AND PRESENTExplanatory NotesIndex

Editorial Reviews

"It is delightful to come across a polished textbook such as this one that invites scholars to use its resources, and then guides them towards further research." — Anna Faktorovich, Pennsylvania Literary Journal

"Students and teachers of this book will find this to very beneficial...it is delightful to come across a polished textbook such as this one that invites scholars to use its resources, and then guides them towards further research. It is absolutely necessary for all types of international libraries to include this edition of this socially-impactful classic." — Pennsylvania Literary Journa

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