On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History (Bison Book S.)

by ThomasCarlyle (Author), Carl Niemeyer (Introduction)

• Used

  Paperback
  1966

  $16.82

  Recognizes the intimate connections between heroism and myth. Beginning with the legends of Odin, lord of the Nordic gods, this book describes major forms that heroism can take: in god, poet, warrior, priest, prophet, and king. It emphasises on the great works of great men, which was circumscribed by Victorian presumptions.

• New

  Paperback
  1966

  $28.23

  Recognizes the intimate connections between heroism and myth. Beginning with the legends of Odin, lord of the Nordic gods, this book describes major forms that heroism can take: in god, poet, warrior, priest, prophet, and king. It emphasises on the great works of great men, which was circumscribed by Victorian presumptions.