num_pages: 528
description: Beginning beneath the walls of Troy and culminating in 1930s Europe, a magisterial exploration of the nature of heroism in Western civilization.In this riveting and insightful cultural history, Lucy Hughes-Hallett brings to life eight exceptional men from history and myth to explore our timeless need for heroes. As she re-creates these extraordinary lives, Hughes-Hallett illuminates the attractions and dangers of hero worship. This is a fascinating book about dictatorship and democracy, seduction and mass hysteria, politics and culture, and the tensions between being good and being great.
language: English
title: Heroes: A History of Hero Worship
titlecomplete: Heroes: A History of Hero Worship
genres: Biography, Philosophy, European History, Nonfiction, Mythology, History
ratings_count: 108
publisher: Anchor