Past and Present

Thomas Carlyle author Joel J Brattin author DJ Trela author Chris Ramon Vanden Bossche author Chris Ramon Vanden Bossche editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:6th Jun '06

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Past and Present cover

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.

ISBN: 9780520242500

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 56mm

Weight: 1406g

968 pages