what does carlyle have to say about Shakespeare's "portrait painting "
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The poets of the Victorian Age no doubt held a very high position. But those who
employed prose as their medium commanded a larger audience and exercised a
greater influence on thought and conduct. Apart from the novelist whose primary
purpose was to provide entertainment, there were many others who aimed at
propagating ideas. Their writings are prolific and voluminous. They reflect the
intellectual, scientific, philosophical and practical interests a remarkable age of
expanding horizons, noble efforts and buoyant aspirations. Their style suitably
adapted to a wide range of subjects shows variety; some write lucid, limpid prose;
others prefer ornateness, and still others aim at poetic effects. Carlyle, Macaulay,
Ruskin and Arnold occupy important positions in the history of Non-Fictional prose
in the Victorian Age. You have read about them in Module 1, Unit 3. In this Unit
we shall study in detail Thomas Carlyle’s The Hero as Poet.