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13 rows ·  · 45 by Thomas Carlyle; Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle. Download This eBook. Format Url. Past and Present is a work of history and criticism, first published in , written by Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle. It combines medieval history with criticism on 19th century Britain. It was written by Carlyle in seven weeks, as he was writing his work on www.doorway.ru by: 4. Composed in only seven weeks as a 'respite' from the harassing labor of writing "Cromwell," Thomas Carlyle's "Past and Present" was written as a response to the economic crisis of the s, with its closure of factories, loss of jobs, the growth of slums in industrial centers, and the starving poor. More.

Past and Present is a work of history and criticism, first published in , written by Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle. It combines medieval history with criticism on 19th century Britain. It was written by Carlyle in seven weeks, as he was writing his work on Cromwell. Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle的书评 · · · · · · (全部 1 条) 热门 / 最新 / 好友 / 只看本版本的评论 蒙田和加缪 金城出版社版. Literature Network» Thomas Carlyle» Past and Present» Chapter 2. Chapter 2. The Sphinx. How true, for example, is that other old Fable of the Sphinx, who sat by the wayside, propounding her riddle to the passengers, which if they could not answer she destroyed them! Such a Sphinx.

Reading 's Past and Present, one of his central works and a reflection on the ills of his society, it is often hard to see why. Carlyle has a prophetic style which is often powerful. He speaks with a complete moral certainty that is in itself impressive, and his turns of phrase are strange and unexpected, sometimes grotesque, but with a real wit and insight. This was my first entry into Carlyle. It is quite a strange book. Past and Present is, essentially, a critique of Victorian Capitalism from a very Reactionary viewpoint, with a nice diversion into Mediaeval History. This is through a portrait of the 12th century monk, Abbott Samson. Composed in only seven weeks as a 'respite' from the harassing labor of writing "Cromwell," Thomas Carlyle's "Past and Present" was written as a response to the economic crisis of the s, with its closure of factories, loss of jobs, the growth of slums in industrial centers, and the starving poor. More.