On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

LECTURE I

The Hero as Divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian Mythology

LECTURE II

The Hero as Prophet. Mahomet: Islam

LECTURE III

The Hero as Poet. Dante; Shakspeare

LECTURE IV

The Hero as Priest. Luther; Reformation: Knox; Puritanism

LECTURE V

The Hero as Man of Letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns

LECTURE VI

The Hero as King. Cromwell, Napoleon: Modern Revolutionism

Index