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Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I Essay 2: Carlyle   By: (1838-1923)

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In this collection of essays in Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I, John Morley offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of Thomas Carlyle, one of the most influential thinkers of the Victorian era. Morley delves into Carlyle's life and works, exploring his philosophical and literary contributions to the intellectual landscape of the 19th century.

Morley's writing is engaging and thought-provoking, providing readers with a deeper understanding of Carlyle's complex ideas and beliefs. He examines Carlyle's critique of industrialization, his advocacy for social justice, and his exploration of the role of the individual in society. Morley also sheds light on Carlyle's unique writing style and his impact on later writers and thinkers.

Overall, Morley's essay on Carlyle is a well-researched and compelling exploration of a significant figure in Victorian literature and philosophy. Readers interested in Carlyle's work or in the intellectual history of the 19th century will find this essay to be a valuable and illuminating read.

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CRITICAL MISCELLANIES

BY

JOHN MORLEY

VOL. I.

ESSAY 2: CARLYLE

London MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1904

CONTENTS

Mr. Carlyle's influence, and degree of its durability 135

His literary services 139

No label useful in characterising him 142

The poetic and the scientific temperaments 144

Rousseau and Mr. Carlyle 147

The poetic method of handling social questions 149

Impotent unrest, and his way of treating it 152

Founded on the purest individualism 154

Mr. Carlyle's historic position in the European reaction 157

Coleridge 159

Byron 161

Mr. Carlyle's victory over Byronism 163

Goethe 164

Mr. Carlyle's intensely practical turn, though veiled 166

His identification of material with moral order 169

And acceptance of the doctrine that the end justifies the means 170

Two sets of relations still regulated by pathological principle 172

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