The Life of John Sterling

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The Life of John Sterling is a biographical work by Thomas Carlyle that chronicles the life, character, and intellectual development of the English writer and clergyman John Sterling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical work
book
aboutPeriod 19th century
author Thomas Carlyle NERFINISHED
biographicalSubjectNationality English
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes character of John Sterling
intellectual development of John Sterling
life of John Sterling
followsInAuthorBibliography Latter-Day Pamphlets NERFINISHED
genre biography
hasAuthorOccupation essayist
historian
philosopher
hasBiographicalMethod character study
hasBiographicalMethod interpretive biography
hasBiographicalSubjectOccupation clergyman
writer
hasCriticalReception discussed as example of Victorian biography
noted for psychological insight
hasForm prose
hasInfluenceOn perception of Thomas Carlyle as biographer
reputation of John Sterling
hasPart chapters
hasTheme friendship
intellectual struggle
literary vocation
religious doubt
isBiographicalAccountOf John Sterling NERFINISHED
isWrittenIn English language
language English
literaryForm non-fiction
literaryMovementContext Victorian literature
mainSubject John Sterling NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person
originalPublicationDate 1851
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
portraysRelationshipBetween John Sterling NERFINISHED
Thomas Carlyle NERFINISHED
precedesInAuthorBibliography History of Friedrich II of Prussia NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1851
publisher Chapman and Hall NERFINISHED
timeOfSetting early 19th century
mid 19th century
workOfAuthor Thomas Carlyle NERFINISHED

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