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The greatest and most enduring of the prophets of the Victorian era, Thomas Carlyle was prescient about the importance of heroism in defining a nation's ambition and character. First published in 1841, his On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History established... Read Full Overview

Carlyle's classic exploration of heroes and heroic leadership is accompanied by essays that reevaluate the spiritual, rather than the authoritarian, roots of his thought.

Thomas Carlyle's classic work, presented as a series of pieces, describing his theory that history is shaped by the actions of "great men" and "the history of the world is but the biography of great men". The included lectures include:The Hero as Divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian... Read Full Overview

In his 1840 lectures on heroes, Thomas Carlyle, Victorian essayist and social critic, championed the importance of the individual in history. Published the following year and eventually translated into fifteen languages, this imaginative work of history, comparative religion,... Read Full Overview

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History is a book by Thomas Carlyle, published with James Fraser, London, in 1841. It is a collection of six lectures given in May 1840. 1. (5 May) The Hero as Divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian Mythology 2. (8 May) The Hero as Prophet... Read Full Overview

Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 - 5 February 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, translator, historian, mathematician, and teacher. Considered one of the most important social commentators of his time, he presented many lectures during his lifetime with... Read Full Overview

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. Carlyle's observations on Odin, Mahomet, Dante, Shakespeare, Luther, Knox, Johnson, Rousseau, Burns,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

On Heroes

Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History

By Thomas Carlyle

We have undertaken to discourse here for a little on Great Men, their manner of appearance in our world's business, how they have shaped themselves in the world's history, what ideas... Read Full Overview

The Works of Thomas Carlyle in 30 volumes. Volume 5 contains: On Heroes and Hero Worship. As this collection has been produced from existing library editions, printings may contain imperfections present in the original artifacts.