On heroes, heroworship, and the heroic in history; six lectures
Subtitle: reported with emendations and additions. By Thomas Carlyle.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781425519322
Subjects: American history; World history; History; History - General History; History: World; USA; History / United States / General; History / World; History : United States - General; United States - General; World - General
First sentence: 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 men formed of them, what work they did;-on Heroes, namely, and on their reception and performance; what I call Hero-worship and the Heroic in human affairs.