Sartor resartus; the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh. By: Thomas Carlyle

Description: Sartor resartus; the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh. By by Thomas Carlyle Sartor Resartus (meaning The tailor re-tailored) is an 1836 novel by Thomas Carlyle, first published as a serial in 1833-34 in Frasers 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] Teufelsdröckhs Transcendentalist musings are mulled over by a skeptical English Reviewer (referred to as Editor) who also provides fragmentary biographical material on the philosopher. The work is, in part, a parody of Hegel, and of German Idealism more generally. However, Teufelsdröckh is also a literary device with which Carlyle can express difficult truths.The novel takes the form of a long review by a somewhat cantankerous unnamed Editor for the English Publication Frasers Magazine (in which the novel was first serialized without any distinction of the content as fictional) who is upon request, reviewing the fictional German book Clothes, Their Origin and Influence by the fictional philosopher Diogenes Teufelsdröckh (Professor of "Things in General" at Weissnichtwo University). The Editor is clearly flummoxed by the book, first struggling to explain the book in the context of contemporary social issues in England, some of which he knows Germany to be sharing as well, then conceding that he knows Teufelsdröckh personally, but that even this relationship does not explain the curiosities of the books philosophy. The Editor remarks that he has sent requests back to the Teufelsdrockhs office in Germany for more biographical information hoping for further explanation, and the remainder of Book One contains summaries of Teufelsdröckhs book, including translated quotations, accompanied by the Editors many objections, many of them buttressed by quotations from Goethe and Shakespeare. The review becomes longer and longer due to the Editors frustration at the philosophy, but desire to expose its outrageous nature. At the final chapter of Book One, the Editor has received word from the Teufelsdröckhs office in the form of several bags of paper scraps (rather esoterically organized into bags based on the signs of the Latin Zodiac) on which are written autobiographical fragments.At the writing of Book Two, the Editor has somewhat organized the fragments into a coherent narrative. As a boy, Teufelsdröckh was left in a basket on the doorstep of a childless couple in the German country town of Entepfuhl ("Duck-Pond"); his father a retired Sergeant of Frederick the Great and his mother a very pious woman, who to Teufelsdröckhs gratitude, raises him in utmost spiritual discipline. In very flowery language, Teufelsdröckh recalls at length the values instilled in his idyllic childhood, the Editor noting most of his descriptions originating in intense spiritual pride. Teufelsdröckh eventually is recognized as being clever, and sent to Hinterschlag (slap-behind) Gymnasium. While there, Teufelsdröckh is intellectually stimulated, and befriended by a few of his teachers, but frequently bullied by other students. His reflections on this time of his life are ambivalent; glad for his education, but critical of that educations disregard for actual human activity and character; for both his own treatment, and his educations application to politics. While at University, Teufelsdröckh encounters the same problems, but eventually gains a small teaching post some favour and recognition from the German nobility. While interacting with these social circles, Teufelsdröckh meets a woman he calls Blumine (Goddess of Flowers; the Editor assumes this to be a pseudonym), and abandons his teaching post to pursue her...... Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 - 5 February 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN1540463605 Author Thomas Carlyle Short Title Sartor Resartus; the Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh. by:Thomas Carlyle Pages 136 Language English Year 2016 ISBN-10 1540463605 ISBN-13 9781540463609 Format Paperback Publication Date 2016-11-17 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Subtitle Thomas Carlyle: Comic Novel, Sui generis Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129780063;

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