On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History
- On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History
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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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References
External links
Categories:
- Works by Thomas Carlyle
- 1841 books
- 1840s books
- 19th-century books
- British books
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