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Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle, essayist and historian referenced in cultural criticism.

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First appearance: heretics

Carlyle shows up with force in Concluding Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced in Matthew Arnold's remark and as defining man as an animal that makes tools.
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MAMatthew ArnoldOCOliver CromwellUNUnknown NarratorJCJesus ChristTEThe English Co…CACarlyle

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  • A Pantheon of Influences
  • Critics of Culture
  • Protagonist
  • Literary and National Voices

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