History of Friedrich II of Prussia V6

Thomas Carlyle 지음

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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 is not the concluding volume of Thomas Carlyle’s six-volume biography but a central installment that concentrates on Frederick the Great during the most perilous phases of the Seven Years’ War, when the survival of Prussia hung in the balance. Drawing on extensive German archives and firsthand battlefield study, Carlyle reconstructs campaigns, shifting alliances, and diplomatic tensions with dramatic intensity while also probing the king’s psychological strain and unyielding resolve. Victories and reverses follow one another in rapid succession, underscoring both the fragility and resilience of a rising European power. Through narrative vigor and moral reflection, Carlyle transforms military chronicle into a profound study of character under extreme historical pressure.

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BOOK VI. — DOUBLE-MARRIAGE PROJECT, AND CROWN-PRINCE, GOING ADRIFT UNDER THE STORM-WINDS. — 1727-1730.
Chapter I. — FIFTH CRISIS IN THE KAISER'S SPECTRE-HUNT.
CROWN-PRINCE SEEN IN DRYASDUST'S GLASS, DARKLY.
Chapter II. — DEATH OF GEORGE I.
HIS PRUSSIAN MAJESTY FALLS INTO ONE OF HIS HYPOCHONDRIACAL FITS.
Chapter III. — VISIT TO DRESDEN.
THE PHYSICALLY STRONG PAYS HIS COUNTER-VISIT.
OF PRINCESS WHILHELMINA'S FOUR KINGS AND OTHER INEFFECTUAL SUITORS.
Chapter IV. — DOUBLE-MARRIAGE PROJECT IS NOT DEAD.
CROWN-PRINCE FRIEDRICH WRITES CERTAIN LETTERS.
DOUBLE-MARRIAGE PROJECT RE-EMERGES IN AN OFFICIAL SHAPE.
HIS MAJESTY SLAUGHTERS 3,602 HEAD OF WILD SWINE.
FALLS ILL, IN CONSEQUENCE; AND THE DOUBLE-MARRIAGE CANNOT GET FORWARD.
Chapter V. — CONGRESS OF SOISSONS, SIXTH CRISIS IN THE SPECTRE-HUNT.
Chapter VI. — IMMINENCY OF WAR OR DUEL BETWEEN THE BRITANNIC AND PRUSSIAN MAJESTIES.
CAUSE FIRST: THE HANOVER JOINT-HERITAGES, WHICH ARE NOT IN A LIQUID STATE.
CAUSE SECOND: THE TROUBLES OF MECKLENBURG.
CAUSES THIRD AND FOURTH:—AND CAUSE FIFTH, WORTH ALL THE OTHERS.
TROUBLES OF MECKLENBURG, FOR THE LAST TIME.
ONE NUSSLER SETTLES THE AHLDEN HERITAGES; SENDS THE MONEY HOME IN BOXES.
Chapter VII. — A MARRIAGE: NOT THE DOUBLE-MARRIAGE: CROWN-PRINCE DEEP IN TROUBLE.
CROWN-PRINCE'S DOMESTICITIES SEEN IN A FLASH OF LIGHTNING.
Chapter VIII. — CROWN-PRINCE GETTING BEYOND HIS DEPTH IN TROUBLE.
Chapter IX. — DOUBLE-MARRIAGE SHALL BE OR SHALL NOT BE.
WILHELMINA TO BE MARRIED OUT OF HAND. CRISIS FIRST: ENGLAND SHALL SAY YES OR SAY NO.
DUBOURGAY STRIKES A LIGHT FOR THE ENGLISH COURT.
WILHELMINA TO BE MARRIED OUT OF HAND. CRISIS SECOND: ENGLAND SHALL HAVE SAID NO.
WILHELMINA TO BE MARRIED OUT OF HAND. CRISIS THIRD: MAJESTY HIMSELF WILL CHOOSE, THEN.
HOW FRIEDRICH PRINCE OF BAIREUTH CAME TO BE THE MAN, AFTER ALL.
DOUBLE-MARRIAGE, ON THE EDGE OF SHIPWRECK, FLIES OFF A KIND OF CARRIER-PIGEON, OR NOAH'S-DOVE, TO ENGLAND, WITH CRY FOR HELP.

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저자(글) Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle was a leading historian, essayist, and social critic of the Victorian era who examined the spiritual crisis brought about by rapid industrialization and emphasized the necessity of moral integrity and heroic leadership, advancing his theory of “hero-worship” which interpreted history as shaped by great individuals, and through major works such as The French Revolution and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History he sharply criticized materialism and mechanical modernity while urging the restoration of spiritual values, leaving a powerful and prophetic imprint on nineteenth-century intellectual life.