Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546893455)

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 Teufelsdr ckh (which translates as 'god-born devil-dung'), author of a tome entitled "Clothes: Their Origin and Influence", but was actually a poioumenon ("product"). Teufelsdr ckh's Transcendentalist musings are mulled over by a sceptical 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, Teufelsdr ckh is also a literary device with which Carlyle can express difficult truths.

Author: Thomas Carlyle
ISBN-10: 1546893458
ISBN-13: 9781546893455
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2017
Pages: 142
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d