On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History - Thomas Carlyle - Livros - Independently Published - 9798734546321 - 7 de abril de 2021
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On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History

Thomas Carlyle

On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, six essays by Thomas Carlyle, published in 1841 and based on a series of lectures he delivered in 1840. The lectures, which glorified great men throughout history, were enormously popular. In the essays he discusses different types of heroes and offers examples of each type, including divinities (pagan myths), prophets (Muhammad), poets (Dante and Shakespeare), priests (Martin Luther and John Knox), men of letters (Samuel Johnson and Jean-Jacques Rousseau), and rulers (Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon).

Mídia Livros     Paperback Book   (Livro de capa flexível e brochura)
Lançado 7 de abril de 2021
ISBN13 9798734546321
Editoras Independently Published
Páginas 242
Dimensões 152 × 229 × 13 mm   ·   326 g
Idioma English  

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