Project Gutenberg 2007-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 431 Carlyle, Thomas 1795 1881 Carlyle, T. (Thomas) Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jason Isbell, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sartor Resartus and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History" by Thomas Carlyle is a philosophical work that combines elements of essay, autobiography, and commentary on society, likely written in the early to mid-19th century. The text revolves around the unique character of Herr Diogenes Teufelsdröckh, a fictional German professor, who presents an extensive and imaginative exploration of the significance of clothing as a metaphor for the human condition and the spiritual struggles of the time. Carlyle’s work targets the exploration of ideas relevant to humanity's quest for truth and meaning. The opening of the work introduces the peculiar premise that, despite advances in various fields, the subject of clothing—a fundamental aspect of human expression—is severely overlooked by modern thought. It begins with an engaging and humorous reflection on how society has dissected many facets of life yet neglected what the author terms the 'Philosophy of Clothes.' Through the lens of Teufelsdröckh's fictitious academic insights, Carlyle hints at deep philosophical themes regarding the nature of humanity, individualism, and societal constructs tied to clothing, suggesting that clothing symbolizes both the outer self and complex inner truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Heroes Satire Didactic fiction Germany -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Clothing and dress -- Fiction Philosophers -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Fiction 1264649 1264650 2024-10-09T06:23:41.303520 2023-09-09T08:42:56.825363 text/html text/html 1273646 2007-02-15T10:21:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 480916 2007-02-15T10:21:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 605919 2024-10-09T06:24:01.773433 application/epub+zip 651459 2024-10-09T06:23:46.993501 application/epub+zip 626135 2024-10-09T06:23:44.787533 application/epub+zip 1137066 2024-10-09T06:24:12.331360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 998182 2024-10-09T06:23:59.950445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 952918 2022-09-09T15:27:09.006923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1095164 1095064 2024-10-09T06:23:38.930535 2023-09-09T08:42:54.854875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1094637 2007-02-15T10:21:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 448351 2007-02-15T10:21:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1095013 2007-02-15T10:21:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 448182 2007-02-15T10:21:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23400 2024-10-09T06:24:12.487357 application/rdf+xml 24770 2024-10-09T06:23:45.426510 image/jpeg 4663 2024-10-09T06:23:45.106514 image/jpeg 573862 2024-10-09T06:23:41.422522 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia