Past and Present - Hardcover

Carlyle, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1434456633 ISBN 13: 9781434456632

Verlag: Wildside Press, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Past and Present contrasts the spiritual vitality of medieval monastic life with the discontent and moral decay Carlyle perceived in 19th-century industrial society. Through a historical comparison anchored in the life of Abbot Samson of St. Edmundsbury, the book critiques capitalism, mechanization, and the neglect of the working class. Part history, part moral treatise, it calls for leadership rooted in duty, sincerity, and social justice to address the spiritual crisis of modernity. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator. Past and Present combines medieval history with criticism of 19th-century British society.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1434456633
• ISBN 13: 9781434456632
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 328
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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