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On Heroes, Hero-Worship

by Thomas Carlyle

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  1. 1Lecture I — The Hero as Divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian Myth…
  2. 2Lecture II — The Hero as Prophet. Mahomet: Islam
  3. 3Lecture III — The Hero as Poet. Dante: Shakspeare
  4. 4Lecture IV — The Hero as Priest. Luther; Reformation: Knox; Puritanism
  5. 5Lecture V — The Hero as Man of Letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns
  6. 6Lecture VI — The Hero as King. Cromwell, Napoleon: Modern Revolutio…

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