Sartor Resartus (meaning 'The tailor re-tailored') is an 1836 novel by Thomas Carlyle, first published as a serial in 1833-34 in Fraser's Magazine. The novel purports to be a commentary on the thought and early life of a German philosopher called Diogenes Teufelsdrockh (which translates as 'god-born devil-dung'), 1] author of a tome entitled "Clothes: Their Origin and Influence," but was actually a poioumenon ("product"). 2] Teufelsdrockh's Transcendentalist musings are mulled over by a skeptical English Reviewer (referred to as Editor) who also provides fragmentary biographical material on...

Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 - 5 February 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher. 1] Considered one of the most important social commentators of his time, he presented many lectures during his lifetime with certain acclaim in the Victorian era. One of those conferences resulted in his famous work On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History where he explains that the key role in history lies in the actions of the "Great Man," claiming that "History is nothing but the biography of the Great Man." A respected historian, his 1837 book The...

From its first pages the book recognizes the intimate connections between heroism and myth. Beginning with the legends of Odin, lord of the Nordic gods, Carlyle describes major forms that heroism can take: in god, poet, warrior, priest, prophet, and king Contents Lecture I - The Hero As Divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian Mythology Lecture II - The Hero As Prophet. Mahomet: Islam Lecture III - The Hero As Poet. Dante; Shakespeare Lecture IV - The Hero As Priest. Luther; Reformation: Knox; Puritanism Lecture V - The Hero As A Man Of Letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns Lecture VI - The Hero As...