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On Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History

By Thomas Carlyle

Book information

Publisher
Electric Book Company
Year
2005
ISBN
1843270846, 9781843270843
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1076760 bytes)
Edition
ebook
Pages
0\278
Time added
2019-07-02 20:45:47

Description

From its first pages the book recognizes the intimate connections between heroism and myth. Beginning with the legends of Odin, lord of the Nordic gods, Carlyle describes major forms that heroism can take: in god, poet, warrior, priest, prophet, and king. ""Contents"" ""Lecture 1"" ""Lecture II"" ""Lecture III"" ""Lecture IV"" ""Lecture V"" ""Lecture VI""

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