Q
What did Thomas Carlyle mean by \Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe\ ?
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A
A. Britainβs preeminence as a global power will depend on mastery of foreign languages.
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B. Even a foreign author is better than a homegrown scoundrel.
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C
C. Abandon the introspection of the romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in goethe.
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D. In a carefully veiled critique of the monarchy, byron and goethe stand in symbolically for queen victoria and charles darwin respectively.
Correct Answer:
C. C. Abandon the introspection of the romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in goethe.
