Carlyle on heroes, hero-worship : and the heroic in history /


Autoria(s): Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881.; MacMechan, Archibald, 1862-1933.
Data(s)

02/10/2024

Resumo

Six lectures.

Introduction.--The hero as divinity Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian mythology.--The hero as prophet. Mahomet: Islam.--The hero as poet: Dante; Shakespeare.--The hero as priest. Luther; reformation: Knox; puritanism.--The hero as man of letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns.--The hero as king. Cromwell, Napoleon: Modern revolutionism.

Mode of access: Internet.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044019276112

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn3hvn

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015012850965

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015040804596

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eng

Publicador

Boston : Ginn,

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Palavras-Chave #Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. #Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. #Knox, John, approximately 1514-1572. #Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. #Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. #Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. #Muḥammad, Prophet, -632. #Heroes.
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