1859: On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection
Mathew Arnold Malthus: poet, literary critic
tried to secure the improvement in education, travelled throughout several countries
Ruskin
- Modern painters – tried to make Turner publicily know
- Stones of Venice
- The Seven Lamps of Architecture
He ascribed the beauties of such styles as the Gothic or the Renaissance styles to the moral and social system of the periode.
Carlyle
Sartor Resartus (=Taylor Re-patched):
It is not the outward appearance that counts, but a high character and love of truth.
Heroes and Hero Worship:
Shakespeare, Dante, Martin Luther – these persons had great influence on history. He takes Luther, Shakespeare, Dante to illustrate his theory that history is made by great men and not by mobs or parliaments.
Other historical works: “The history of French Revolution” and books about Cromwell and Frederick the Great.
Cardinal Newman
Together with John Keble: “Tracts for the Times”, “Oxford Movement”
They attempted to bring a deeper spirituality into the offices of the Church by restoring certain medieval rites; old ceremonies and dogmas forbidden at the reformation.
They tried to bring the Church of England to a sense of its continuity with the Age of teh Apostels and the Fathers. They regretted the action of the Bishops who had given Henry VIII his own way.
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