On the Art of Writing · Character
Carlyle
Victorian essayist and historian cited for his prose energy.
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First appearance: lecture vi on the capital difficulty of prose
Carlyle shows up with force in Lecture I: Inaugural. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted for his explosive demand comparing Shakespeare to India.
Carlyle first appears in 0008 lecture vi on the capital difficulty of prose.
In Lecture I: Inaugural: Quoted for his explosive demand comparing Shakespeare to India.
Later, in Lecture V: Interlude: On Jargon: Quoted on Goethe's emblematic intellect and his transformation of feeling into shape.
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See Carlyle in lecture vi on the capital difficulty of prose