On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
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ON HEROES, HERO-WORSHIP, AND THE HEROIC IN HISTORY
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LECTURES ON HEROES.
LECTURE I. THE HERO AS DIVINITY. ODIN. PAGANISM: SCANDINAVIAN MYTHOLOGY.
[May 5, 1840.]
LECTURE II. THE HERO AS PROPHET. MAHOMET: ISLAM.
[May 8, 1840.]
LECTURE III. THE HERO AS POET. DANTE: SHAKSPEARE.
[May 12, 1840.]
LECTURE IV. THE HERO AS PRIEST. LUTHER; REFORMATION: KNOX; PURITANISM.
[May 15, 1840.]
LECTURE V. THE HERO AS MAN OF LETTERS. JOHNSON, ROUSSEAU, BURNS.
[May 19, 1840.]
LECTURE VI. THE HERO AS KING. CROMWELL, NAPOLEON: MODERN REVOLUTIONISM.
[May 22, 1840.]
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