Thomas Carlyle
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664627674
Table of Contents
ON HEROES, HERO-WORSHIP, AND THE HEROIC IN HISTORY
THE HERO AS DIVINITY. ODIN. PAGANISM: SCANDINAVIAN MYTHOLOGY
THE HERO AS PROPHET. MAHOMET: ISLAM
THE HERO AS POET. DANTE; SHAKSPEARE.
THE HERO AS PRIEST. LUTHER; REFORMATION: KNOX; PURITANISM.
THE HERO AS A MAN OF LETTERS. JOHNSON, ROUSSEAU, BURNS.
THE HERO AS KING. CROMWELL, NAPOLEON: MODERN REVOLUTIONISM.
INTRODUCTION