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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2013 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-51.1.211
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
U t o p i a a n d T h o m a s C a r l y l e ’ s “ A n c i e n t M o n k ” R o b B r e t o n The tru th is, m en have lost th e ir b e lie f in the Invisible and believe, and hope, and w o rk o n ly in th e Visible; or, to speak it in o th e r w o rds: This is n o t a Religious age.1 o a d m it and stud y the utopian pro gra m o r its near-realization in T h o m a s Carlyle's Past a n d Present, section II, "The A ncien t Monk," is not to claim that Carlyle w as a uto p ia n ist o r th a t he was especially attracted to the idea o f utopia. Ju d g in g o n ly by Tthe w a y he un de rm ine s ideals, insisting on "m o u rn fu lle s t barren realities,"2 and is
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2013