History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01
1865
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01
1865
Thomas Carlyle's monumental biography opens with a thunder: the birth of a prince whose life would reshape Europe. This first volume traces Frederick the Great from his difficult birth in 1712 through his turbulent youth under the iron fist of his father, the Soldier King. Carlyle paints a vivid portrait of a boy groomed for war and kingship, yet driven by passions his father despised, music, philosophy, the gentler arts. The narrative unfolds against the stark backdrop of early 18th-century Prussia, a small kingdom forged by military discipline into a European power. What distinguishes Carlyle's approach is his refusal to write mere chronicle. He enters the mind of his subject, dramatizes the psychological warfare within the Hohenzollern family, and renders Frederick's relationship with his brutal father as tragedy. The young prince's loneliness, his attempted flight, his transformation from rebellious son to calculating monarch, Carlyle captures it all with the intensity of a novelist and the depth of a philosopher. This volume lays the groundwork for one of history's most remarkable reigns.
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“Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books.””
— Thomas Carlyle
“Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.””
— Thomas Carlyle
“For there was need once more of a Divine Revelation to the torpid frivolous children of men, if they were not to sink altogether into the ape condition. And in that whirlwind of the Universe,”
— Thomas Carlyle
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