On heroes, hero-worship, and the heroic in history /

Based on a series of lectures delivered in 1840, Thomas Carlyle's On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History considers the creation of heroes and the ways they exert heroic leadership. From the divine and prophetic (Odin and Muhammad) to the poetic (Dante and Shakespeare) to the religio...

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Other Authors:	Sorensen, David R., 1953- (Editor), Kinser, Brent E. (Editor), Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2013]
Series:	Rethinking the Western tradition.
Subjects:	Heroes. Hero worship.