On heroes, hero-worship, and the heroic in history ; also essays on Goethe
Contributors: Mohammed, the prophet; Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
Series: The people's library
Publisher: Cassell
Published: 1908
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: Heroes
Other titles: Heroes and hero-worship
Table of contents: value: The hero as divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian mythology.- The hero as prophet. Mahomet: Islam.- The hero as poet: Dante; Shakspeare.- The hero as priest. Luther; reformation: Knox; Puritanism.- The hero as man of letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns.- The hero as king. Cromwell, Napoleon: Modern revolutionism