Carlyle and Scottish Thought

Jessop, R.

This book initiates a new interdisciplinary approach in the literary and philosophical treatment of Carlyle, challenging the long-held notion that his work was solely influenced by German idealism. Tracing Carlyle's intellectual inheritance through Hume, Reid, and Hamilton, Jessop argues that Carlyle was crucially influenced by Scottish philosophy and that this philosophical discourse can in turn be used to inform critical readings of his texts. The book will be of interest to readers of Carlyle, philosophers, and specialists in the literature and intellectual history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1997-05-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333634288

DOI: 10.1057/9780230371477

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 266