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

Informationen zum Autor David R. Sorensen is professor of English at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia. Brent E. Kinser is associate professor of English at Western Carolina University. Klappentext "Based on a series of lectures delivered in 1840, Thomas Carlyle's On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History considers the creation of heroes and the ways they exert heroic leadership. From the divine and prophetic (Odin and Muhammad) to the poetic (Dante and Shakespeare) to the religious (Luther and Knox) to the political (Cromwell and Napoleon), Carlyle investigates the mysterious qualities that elevate humans to cultural significance. By situating the text in the context of six essays by distinguished scholars that reevaluate both Carlyle's work and his ideas, David Sorensen and Brent Kinser argue that Carlyle's concept of heroism stresses the hero's spiritual dimension. In Carlyle's engagement with various heroic personalities, he dislodges religiosity from religion, myth from history, and truth from "quackery" as he describes the wondrous ways in which these "flowing light-fountains" unlock the heroic potential of ordinary human beings. "-- Zusammenfassung Thomas Carlyle's "On Heroes! Hero Worship! and the Heroic in History" considers how heroes are created and conveys his ideas on the importance of heroic leadership. In six reevaluative essays! the authors argue that Carlyle's concept of heroism actually repudiates its own authoritarian roots and stresses the hero's spiritual dimension.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas Carlyle
• Con la collaborazione di: Brent E. Kinser (Editore), Kinser Brent E. (Editore), David R Sorensen (Editore), David R. Sorensen (Editore)
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2013
• EAN: 9780300148602
• ISBN: 978-0-300-14860-2
• Pagine: 448
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Rethinking the Western Tradition; Rethinking the Western Tradition; Rethinking the Western Tradition (YUP)
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Essays, Social and cultural history, Literary essays