Name: Early Kings of Norway
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Author: Thomas Carlyle
ISBN: 9781500103743

Type

Physical Book

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm

Weight

0.10 kg.

ISBN13

9781500103743

Synopsis "Early Kings of Norway"

This is a seminal history of the Norwegians during the Age of the Vikings and the Middle Ages. From the preface: "The Icelanders, in their long winter, had a great habit of writing; and were, and still are, excellent in penmanship, says Dahlmann. It is to this fact, that any little history there is of the Norse Kings and their old tragedies, crimes and heroisms, is almost all due. The Icelanders, it seems, not only made beautiful letters on their paper or parchment, but were laudably observant and desirous of accuracy; and have left us such a collection of narratives (Sagas, literally "Says") as, for quantity and quality, is unexampled among rude nations. Snorro Sturleson's History of the Norse Kings is built out of these old Sagas; and has in it a great deal of poetic fire, not a little faithful sagacity applied in sifting and adjusting these old Sagas; and, in a word, deserves, were it once well edited, furnished with accurate maps, chronological summaries, &c., to be reckoned among the great history-books of the world. It is from these sources, greatly aided by accurate, learned and unwearied Dahlmann, 1 the German Professor, that the following rough notes of the early Norway Kings are hastily thrown together. In Histories of England (Rapin's excepted) next to nothing has been shown of the many and strong threads of connection between English affairs and Norse."

Thomas Carlyle

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Thomas Carlyle (Thomas Carlyle, nacido el 4 de diciembre de 1795 en Ecclefechan, Escocia, y fallecido el 5 de febrero de 1881 en Londres) fue un ensayista, historiador y pensador clave de la era victoriana. Formado en la Universidad de Edimburgo, inició su carrera como profesor antes de consolidarse como escritor. Su obra se caracteriza por un estilo denso y retórico, así como por su visión crítica de la sociedad industrial y su interés en el liderazgo moral y espiritual. Fue una figura influyente en el pensamiento del siglo XIX, con una fuerte presencia en los debates intelectuales de su tiempo.

Entre sus obras más destacadas se encuentran Sartor Resartus, The French Revolution: A History y On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (conocido en español como Los héroes), donde desarrolla su teoría del “gran hombre” como motor de la historia. Sus escritos influyeron en autores posteriores y en corrientes de pensamiento político y filosófico, aunque también generaron controversia por sus posturas conservadoras. Su legado permanece como una referencia compleja dentro del ensayo histórico y la crítica social.

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