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Sartor Resartus

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[sahr-ter ri-sahr-tuhs] / ˈsɑr tər rɪˈsɑr təs /

noun

  1. a satirical work (1833–34) by Carlyle.


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Thomas Carlyle, an impoverished Scot, was scathing in Sartor Resartus, as was Thackeray in Vanity Fair.

From Time Magazine Archive

He made some engagements with publishers, though no one would take Sartor Resartus, and returned to Craigenputtock in the spring of 1832.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

Scarcely was the young ex-schoolmaster and author of "Sartor Resartus" well settled in his new abode than he began to receive callers, who, if not very famous then, have since achieved considerable renown.

From The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 by Various

With German ideas and emotions his mind was saturated, and Sartor Resartus was the outcome.

From Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series by Hector Carsewell Macpherson

In Sartor Resartus, Carlyle talks finely but vaguely, of the peace which came over his soul when he discovered that the universe was not mechanical but Divine.

From Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series by Hector Carsewell Macpherson

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