Heroes and Hero Worship Book Thomas Carlyle Hardcover Vintage

This listing is for Heroes and Hero Worship Thomas Carlyle.

Heroes & Hero Worship, Carlyle, Henry Altemus, Philadelphia, publisher; no copyright date, very old, ornate cover, estimate late 1800's to early 1900's. Overall very good condition. 337 numbered pages and about 20 pages of the Henry Altemus Publications. Blueish/Green cloth cover, floral decoration and gilt slightly dimmed. Interior is clean with crisp pages and tight binding. Illustrated title page and portrait frontis of the author, plus numerous portraits of the heroes of the past

Lectures on Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History.

These ideas were influential in the development of Socialism, but – like the opinions of many deep thinkers of the time – are also considered to have influenced the rise of Fascism. Carlyle moved towards his later thinking during the 1840s, leading to a break with many old friends and allies, such as John Stuart Mill and, to a lesser extent, Ralph Waldo Emerson. His belief in the importance of heroic leadership found form in his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History, in which he compares a wide range of different types of heroes, including Odin, Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon, William Shakespeare, Dante, Samuel Johnson, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Robert Burns, John Knox, Martin Luther and the Prophet Muhammad.

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