Carlyle on heroes, hero-worship, and the heroic in history; ed. by A. MacMechan.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Athenaeum press seriesPublication details: Boston, Ginn, 1901.Description: lxxxviii, 396 pSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR4426.A1 1901
Contents:
Introduction.--The hero as divinity Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian mythology.--The hero as prophet. Mahomet: Islam.--The hero as poet: Dante; Shakespeare.--The hero as priest. Luther; reformation: Knox; puritanism.--The hero as man of letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns.--The hero as king. Cromwell, Napoleon: Modern revolutionism.
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Six lectures.

Introduction.--The hero as divinity Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian mythology.--The hero as prophet. Mahomet: Islam.--The hero as poet: Dante; Shakespeare.--The hero as priest. Luther; reformation: Knox; puritanism.--The hero as man of letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns.--The hero as king. Cromwell, Napoleon: Modern revolutionism.

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