On Heroes And Hero Worship and The Heroic in History [Paperback]

Thomas Carlyle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1594565155 | ISBN-13: 978-1594565151

On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Thomas Carlyle is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Thomas Carlyle then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Classics (April 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594565155
• ISBN-13: 978-1594565151
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,050,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Intellectual reading, February 21, 2012

By 

Susan Oliver (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (Paperback)

I am on an intellectual quest to understand what makes a man a hero and a woman a heroine.

Thomas Carlyle did an amazing amount of research and is the first book in a long series
that I will read on mythological heroes/heroines and actual heroes/heroines in history.
I am interested in how mythological heroes/heroines carried on through the ages and how they influenced
actual heroes/heroines throughout history.

I was lucky enough to come across this book on archive.org and was able to download
it and read it for free.

The prose of this century is sometimes convoluted which causes you to spend more time
trying to understand and then reflect on the author's words.

The book was, as I said, the first read of many to come on an intellectual quest to
understand the whole 'hero/heroine' concept.

I am glad I came across this book. This book piqued my interest more on the whole mythology of
heroism.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thougtful Book, May 29, 2008

By 

Harun Pirim - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History (Paperback)

19th Century Social Thought is given in terms of heroes.
Thinkers like Carlyle are really rare.
Book is composed of his lectures about Paganism, Islam, Shakspeare, Puritanism etc. in 1840.