On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History
On heroes, hero-worship, & the heroic in history  
Author(s) Thomas Carlyle
Country  Scotland
Language English
Publication date 1841

Contents

Lectures and their content

Lecture 1. The Hero as Divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian Mythology

Lecture 2. The Hero as Prophet. Muhammad: Islam

Lecture 3. The Hero as Poet. Dante; Shakespeare

Lecture 4: The Hero as Priest. Luther; Reformation: Knox; Puritanism

Lecture 5. The Hero as Man of Letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns

Lecture 6. The Hero as King. Cromwell. Napoleon: Modern Revolutionism

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