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Sartor Resartus
Paperback
Publisher Price: $28.95
Publisher: Lushena Books
Published: Nov 20 2025
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Sartor Resartus by Thomas Carlyle (published 1836) is a philosophical novel that explores the nature of human existence, society, and faith through a satirical and symbolic narrative.
The book presents itself as an editor's commentary on the life and writings of a fictional German philosopher, Diogenes Teufelsdröckh, author of Clothes: Their Origin and Influence. Through Teufelsdröckh's reflections, Carlyle uses the metaphor of clothing to discuss how outward appearances-social customs, institutions, and materialism-hide the deeper spiritual truths of life.
The story moves from irony and skepticism to a spiritual awakening, expressing Carlyle's belief in the importance of inner transformation, work, and faith in an age losing its spiritual direction.
In essence, Sartor Resartus (The Tailor Retailored) is both a satire of German idealism and a profound meditation on how individuals can find meaning and faith amid modern uncertainty.
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