Thomas Carlyle's philosophical satire, serialized in Fraser's Magazine in 1833 to 1834 and published in book form in Boston in 1836 (the first edition anywhere in book form, arranged by Ralph Waldo Emerson) before its first British book edition in 1838. Presented as a commentary on the fictional German philosopher Diogenes Teufelsdrockh's Philosophy of Clothes, it argues that all social, religious and political institutions are transient outer garments for an eternal spiritual substance.
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Publication YearFirst published in book form in Boston in 1836, the American edition Emerson arranged; serialized in Britain in Fraser's Magazine 1833 to 1834, first British book edition 1838. Original Language Classification
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1. Sartor Resartus (Wikipedia)
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Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh in Three Books is a novel by the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle, first serialised in Fraser's Magazine from November 1833 to August 1834.
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It purports to be a commentary on the thought and early life of a German philosopher called Diogenes Teufelsdrockh (which translates as 'Zeus-born Devil's-dung'), author of a tome entitled Clothes: Their Origin and Influence.
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