On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Illustrated) by Thomas Carlyle

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Illustrated)

Thomas Carlyle

280 pages first pub 1841 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Carlyle, the romantic writer of the 19th century believed that heroes are the saviors of the great historical crises, who are spawned to fix such debacles. That's why they're revolutionary because they come to destroy the false, the chimeric, and ...

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