A Strange Case of Hero-Worship: John Mitchel and Thomas Carlyle
The Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle might be considered a surprising influence on the Young Ireland movement of the 1840s and its most militant leader, John Mitchel. Carlyle has become notorious for his anti-Irish sentiments, expressed most forcefully in his Reminiscences of my Irish journey in 184...
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Firenze University Press
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Studi Irlandesi |
| Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis/article/view/7168 |