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Sartor Resartus is structured as an unnamed editor’s review of fictional German philosopher Diogenes Teufelsdröckh’s book on clothing, translated from German, within which the editor also traces Teufelsdröckh’s life journey through academic success, personal despair, spiritual struggle, and eventual philosophical enlightenment, while interspersing commentary and quotations from various authors. The book addresses mental health struggles, including depression.