New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06

SCOPE OF the book is that all 1Orn's creeus au h'
tutions are only the garments IN which man mas
| clothed himself and that for the most part those
| garments are sadly out of repair. Dwelling upon
the deep significance of social yestures the autno'
would have men look through them to the inner
essence of souls and things. The beginning OF all
wisdom he says to look ixedly clothes TIL they
| become Transparent There is much in the book that
IS Qrote-0ue in thought and expression but u Is re-
| markabe indicating the time when ChrlylG us
made use of that involved, lntertwlSteu unu cun
tOrted style which afterwards became SD iedul"s
Characteristic of all his Writings But tneTe aIo
many passages which for keen discernment, plting
satire and lofty eoquence are uneqallel III tie ~
erature of our times Its tragic pathos, hlgh ueas.
noble morals. and riotOus humor met tno
reader almost every page. ne plogIhpns
of Tenfelsdrockh, with which TIE DOCK OPUS t 10
one Of ITS most striking features. ana ilteI =.
ture affords little that lsmore b'antll or 'l' ~
is a symbol of the spiritual struggle oil All eallcsi
ana aspiring men-tO the man VINO mas sltuS 49, g..
thronrb long vear- of scvrTcst toll against douDt
and adversely: who taS felt himself wal"ertr III he
world aiming after Il purpose which seemed uhal-
tainabp the record of the sOrrOws ara pilgrimage
of reuelsdrOckh Will appear rs gorgeous ~ np?I1 I
ism Of his own perS and dSappolntnents; ii" VIII
be melancholy man indeed II blessed comfort
will not come from the spirit of sublime ara aSs,ireu
submits sOn and convection with whlch leultl'-
drOckh rests and abides his time. AT the hrSt rral-
ing few persons are able 10 comprehend tne autho.
meaning but with little care anyone will ma III
book some of the trueSt sentiment hheSt poa y
dcepesi philosophy and loftrs morals embodied IN
philosophy .. -
THE "FEENCH REVOLUTIONS"
During the negotiations for the publlcatonol IA
tor Resartus". Mr.. Carlyle removed to London ana
took up his residence III modest brck house III INC
suburhs of Chelsea and built in tine days OF Qncen
Anne. In that house all the remainder OF his works
were written. Here he engaged upon another Ie-
marketable book. the French Revolution" which
was published in 1897 1t was the first of his writ
ings to which his name attached, although 10
had become very generally known IN England and
IN this country that ne was the author OF the " Ed-
mburgh Essay and ">artOr ResaruS.' Inc
French R,'vO utOn" made n profound impression
upon the public mnC. II was called "prose epic"
Nothing in the historical writings of any age could
be compared with It. OF all that had been written
on the same Subjcct-and there were enough books
To form rgr hhrarv-nOne approached 1t IN the
Aplendor of its dellneaIOn OF the series OF remark
able events which compose that eveninl period.
The writings of Lamartlnc. Theirs or Ions Blame.
though more valuable as connected narratons are
not 10 he hkcned 10 it tor n moment, for the
vivdnrss of thrir pictures of the stupcndous
cp ,chS IN that drama. To Carlyle the revolution
VI, "tru,h clad in he'll fire" He looks on the
cAploSlon of the peoples wrath IA work OF divine
vrng rance which IN the iuness Of time destroys
IA sa'red fury tho accumulated ialseh0odS OF
,cI,t.lc.. The book ab0unds IN grotc>que and
dlrkiy -sofGo"Is pictures, producing To the NINA
one after another The succeeding ever IS
1eaa. ga c ell" when p @1rat ''' pa1oram "'
he extent of tne Az hors reading N prepl ring tins
work !, simply m'zlug. l. seems as though he SAW
everything bear ng on the period Many vents are
related win mnntrnr'4 OF detail whlch shows
uos. IN Iuugh study ri al the information obtained
on the subject II Is related that before taking the
book 10 the publisher CARLYLE lent the second VOL
unr 10 a friend to read, and the manuscript having
been Jeff on "A tab over nlVht, servant used II III
the morning to kndlr the fire. lhcrntire volume
a fir l.l had htsuF ~
write It, and tor two weeks IN despair gave ms tlhe
to rra ling novels. AZ last he began the wearsOne
task OF restoring the lost volume.
HEEo-WOI,>IIIP.
After the " Revolution" was published, Carlyle
brsln to interest himself in social and political
oucs'Ion,-,nbircts to which his historical studies
lad indirectly led nm. lie soon published has
"Chlrtl~m." which Is generally regarded ~ the
least valuable of his works. Ii III 1d' no particular
IMPRESSION From tins time until l. 10 he delivered
at certain intervals. 10 select audiences,
Il number Of lectures on German Literature"
" The History OF Literature" The Revolution
oi Mudcrn Europe, and on " Heroes. Hero worship
,and the Heroic IN HISTORY zig tine last Of these
has been publI-lcd. Although emlncuty marked
hy the pccunrtirs OF stylr which had been so
prominent IN tho "RrvoutIon" and "Sdrtor
Rr-nrtus." and containing the same beautiful rev.
rrcncr Tor intellectual power shown in the ESSAYS
on Goethe. Schiller and Burns II was. on the whole,
a NOR. hopeful WorA than the former. "A, showing
the pnssIblllty Of redemption from the sad STATE 10
which he Thought the world had sunk Moreover,
II contained new element in Cariylos phlIoS 'ply.
which has been severely crlticlsrd but which
he expOuudcl with solorouS clog Ienco ANA some
thing of magic power lie holds that the stronger
man has divine ng 1T to govern the weaker aud
that he will do through tho operation of natural
laws. By the hero meant the man Of great origl-
ual power, ui general superiority ot mind, who Is
able To a,Similatc his own thoughts with the feel
iugs aud aspirations of his age and thus Influence
and by natural effects become the leader Of the
activity of other men. Til" lives of ncn who pos
,r,s this exalted genus he regards
a. constituting the essential elements in
the history OF given age generation.
All things that We zee standing accomplished III
the world" he says q" are the practical reaz atoms
and EN- oodmcnt of thought that dwet in the great
men sent INTO the world
For distinguished examples of his belief Carlyle
goes back tn history beginning with the Pagan ages
the dawn of civilization. ana $40" how great man
might become regarded ~ person of more than hui
man power and thus be w0rshppsd as n drm'god.
The character he selects Is Oiin, tho central figure
IN the mythology Of the scandinavian
people. After dwelling upon Odin'S history he
considers in the second lecture. The Hero q
Prophet" and finds still less difficulty IN under
standing how the quick and passionate Arab might
accept Mahomel rs an inspired teacher OF hraYeny
In ms to men. He wholly dscaIdS tho idea that
Mnhomrt was an impostOr. H. thinks that If his
teachings rested on quackerv they could not have
been : widely established. and says one would be
entirely at lOss TO know what to think of the
world If qnackery grew ana were sanctioned
here. Carycs third hero Is the hero
~ poet" and he speaks of Danto and
Shakespeare He calls them rho saints Of poetry"
who dwell apart III KIND oi royal solitude. They
have been canonIZrd, though no Pope or Cardinal
took part In dong it. He thinks the prevailing
Characteristic OF Danc's genius il hs intensity ho
II great not BECAUSE ne Worldwide, but because
he Is wOrld-drep.' Shakespeare universal III his
genius there Il broad cathorIty him. he Is The
greatest soul that has left record of himself III liter