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| Title | : | On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1481142666 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-28 |
| Language | : | English |
Carlyle's observations on Odin, Mahomet, Dante, Shakespeare, Luther, Knox, Johnson, Rousseau, Burns, Cromwell, and Napoleon.. A collection of seven essays which includes The Hero as Divinity, The Hero as Prophet, The Hero as Poet, The Hero as Priest, The Hero as Man of Letters, and The Hero as King
What makes this edition especially welcome is Carl Niemeyer's astute introduction."—The Pacific Historian. "Here one glimpses Carlyle as a nimble personality with stimulating ideas
Edward III said Earnestly recommended. This is a fairly unfashionable book by today's standards. Don't let that put you off--Carlyle is an original thinker, one with whom we still haven't quite caught up.He's also a master prose stylist, but the style is a little dusty for modern readers. You might sneeze once or twice. This is perfectly natural; your sinuses have been clogged with Enlightenment gunk for a long time now, and Carlyle is a full nasal rin. Praise for the individual Six lectures delivered by Carlyle in 18Praise for the individual Guillermo Maynez Six lectures delivered by Carlyle in 1840. He classifies six kinds of heroes: as Divinity (Wotan, paganism); Prophet (Mohamed); Poet (Dante, Shakespeare); Priest (Luther, Knox); Man of Letters (Johnson, Rousseau, Burns); and Ruler (Cromwell, Napoleon). The trait that defines a hero is: absolute sincerity and firm belief in his principles.In his highly rhetorical lectures, Carlyle highlights and reinforces the role. 0. He classifies six kinds of heroes: as Divinity (Wotan, paganism); Prophet (Mohamed); Poet (Dante, Shakespeare); Priest (Luther, Knox); Man of Letters (Johnson, Rousseau, Burns); and Ruler (Cromwell, Napoleon). The trait that defines a hero is: absolute sincerity and firm belief in his principles.In his highly rhetorical lectures, Carlyle highlights and reinforces the role. "We can't do without Heroes" according to Ethan A. D.. This is an extraordinary work, let modern liberal critics say what they will of their 'mass movements' and 'diversity'. Long after they and their productions have bitten the dust, Carlyle will continue to speak to the enlightened few, and perhaps one day, it is to be hoped, to the enlightened many.This work is much more than just a study of various influential men in history. Carlyle has very interesting notions o
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