Culture and Anarchy · Character
Mr. Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle, whose views on heroism and culture are referenced.
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Also known as Mr. Carlyle
First appearance: culture and anarchy
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Referenced regarding the virtues of aristocracy and his view that the State should be the aristocracy.
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With Narrator (psychological): Mr. Carlyle, a writer and historian, is a complex influence on the narrator, admired for his moral earnestness but critiqued for his anti-democratic tendencies. With Narrator (psychological): Mr. Carlyle, a writer and historian, is a complex influence on the narrator, admired for his moral earnestness but critiqued for his anti-democratic tendencies.
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