Sartor Resartus

Unique Elements Historical context Detailed 19th century analysis The Unmissable Literary Classic by Thomas Carlyle Sartor Resartus, by Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle, is a book of literary fiction first published in 1831 in the UK. This satirical novel, Carlyle’s only fictional work, is considered one of the finest novels of the nineteenth century Excerpt ‘Some comfort it would have been, could I, like a Faust, have fancied myself tempted and tormented of the Devil; for a Hell, as I imagine, without Life, though only Diabolic Life, were more frightful: but in our age of Downpulling and Disbelief, the very Devil has been pulled down, you cannot so much as believe in a Devil. To me the Universe was all void of Life, of Purpose, of Volition, even of Hostility: it was one huge, dead, immeasurable Steam-engine, rolling on, in its dead indifference, to grind me limb from limb.’ Synopsis The novel follows the tale of a fictional editor retelling the ideas of a likewise fictitious German professor who has concluded that human customs and morality are nothing more than garments worn to protect us from the void, and which can be altered according to the dictates of the time or fashion. Title Details ◆ Original 1831 text ◆ Literary fiction ◆ 5 x 8 in ◆ Matte Cover ◆ Cream Paper