[Section I.—The Art of Thackeray] 251
[Section II.—Portrait of Henry Esmond.—Historical Talent] 258
[Section III.—Literature the Definition of Man] 265
[CHAPTER THIRD]
[Criticism and History—Macaulay]
[Section I.—His Position in England] 267
[Section II.—Essays] 268
[Section III.—His Critical Method] 271
[Section IV.—His Love of Political Liberty] 275
[Section V.—Characteristics of Macaulay's Style] 278
[Section VI.—His Rudeness and Humor] 287
[Section VII.—Estimate of Macaulay's Work] 292
[Section VIII.—Comparison of Macaulay with French Historians] 305
[CHAPTER FOURTH]
[Philosophy and History—Carlyle]
[Part I.—Style and Mind]
[Section I.—Carlyle's Obscurity and Crudeness] 308
[Section II.—The Humor of Carlyle] 312
[Section III.—Perception of the Real and the Sublime] 319
[Section IV.—His Passion for Actuality] 319
[Section V.—His Mode of Thought] 324
[Part II.—Vocation]
[Section I.—The Appearance and Development of Original Minds] 328
[Section II.—Characteristics of the German Form of Mind] 329
[Section III.—German Aptitude for General Ideas] 331
[Section IV.—Faults of the German Form of Thought] 332
[Section V.—How Ideas are Reshaped] 333
[Section VI.—Growth of German Ideas in England] 334
[Part III.—Philosophy, Morality, and Criticism]
[Section I.—Carlyle's Metaphysics] 336
[Section II.—His Transposition of German Metaphysics into English Puritanism] 339
[Section III.—Conception of God and Duty] 340
[Section IV.—Conception of Christianity] 341
[Section V.—Carlyle's Criticism] 344
[Section VI.—The Future of Criticism] 347