# Carlyle — On the Art of Writing character guide

> Carlyle in On the Art of Writing by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-lecture-vi-on-the-capital-difficulty-of-prose

## Who they are

Victorian essayist and historian cited for his prose energy.

## In the story

### [Lecture I: Inaugural](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-i-inaugural)

Quoted for his explosive demand comparing Shakespeare to India.

### [Lecture V: Interlude: On Jargon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-v-interlude-on-jargon)

Quoted on Goethe's emblematic intellect and his transformation of feeling into shape.

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