On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in...

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"Based on a series of lectures delivered in 1840, Thomas Carlyle's On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History considers the creation of heroes and the ways they exert heroic leadership. From the divine and prophetic (Odin and Muhammad) to the poetic (Dante and Shakespeare) to the religious (Luther and Knox) to the political (Cromwell and Napoleon), Carlyle investigates the mysterious qualities that elevate humans to cultural significance. By situating the text in the context of six essays by distinguished scholars that reevaluate both Carlyle's work and his ideas, David Sorensen and Brent Kinser argue that Carlyle's concept of heroism stresses the hero's spiritual dimension. In Carlyle's engagement with various heroic personalities, he dislodges religiosity from religion, myth from history, and truth from "quackery" as he describes the wondrous ways in which these "flowing light-fountains" unlock the heroic potential of ordinary human beings. "--

Über den Autor

David R. Sorensen is professor of English at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia. Brent E. Kinser is associate professor of English at Western Carolina University.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Gattungen & Methoden , Importe
Rubrik:	Literaturwissenschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780300148602
ISBN-10:	0300148607
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Carlyle, Thomas
Redaktion:	Kinser, Brent E. Sorensen, David R
Hersteller:	Yale University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	208 x 139 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Thomas Carlyle
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.08.2013
Gewicht:	0,415 kg