The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 23, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels I

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 23, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels I
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Thomas Carlyle
Edited by Henry Duff Traill
By (author) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - The Works of Carlyle
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:476
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 27
ISBN/Barcode 9781108022460
ClassificationsDewey:824.8
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Halftones, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 11 November 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was one of the most influential authors of the nineteenth century. Eagerly studied at the highest level of intellectual society, his satirical essays and perceptive historical biographies caused him to be regarded for much of the Victorian period as a literary genius and eminent social philosopher. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1814, he published his first scholarly work on German literature in 1824, before finding success with his history of the French Revolution in 1837. After falling from favour during the first part of the twentieth century, his work has more recently become the subject of scholarly re-examination. His introduction of German literature and philosophy into the British intellectual milieu profoundly influenced later philosophical ideas and literary studies. These volumes are reproduced from the 1896 Centenary Edition of his collected works. Volume 23 contains the first volume of his translation of Goethe's Wilhelm Meister.