Thomas Carlyle

On Heroes, Hero Worship, and the Heroic in History Thomas Carlyle

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 I - The Hero As Divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian Mythology Lecture II - The Hero As Prophet. Mahomet: Islam Lecture III - The Hero As Poet. Dante; Shakespeare Lecture IV - The Hero As Priest. Luther; Reformation: Knox; Puritanism Lecture V - The Hero As A Man Of Letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns Lecture VI - The Hero As King. Cromwell, Napoleon: Modern Revolutionism