Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881

Heroes, hero worship and the heroic in history / by Thomas Carlyle. - New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. - XI, 252 p. ; 21 cm. - The works of Thomas Carlyle in thirty volumes Vol. 5 .

Index: p. 253-255

Contents: Lecture I. The hero as divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian mythology. Lecture II. The hero as prophet. Mahomet: Islam.Lecture III. The hero as poet. Dante; Shakespeare.Lecture IV. The hero as priest. Luther; Reformation: Knox; Puritanism. Lecture V. The hero as man of letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns. Lecture VI. The hero as king. Cromwell, Napoleon. Modern revolutionism.


Philosophy--History