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

Michael K. Goldberg is Professor of English, University of British Columbia. He has written widely on the 19th century including Carlyle and Dickens (Georgia, 1972). Joel J. Brattin is Assistant Professor in the Humanities at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Mark Engel is a student of philosophy, a professional editor, and an independent scholar.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceCONTENTSChronology of Carlyle's LifeIntroductionNote on the TextOn Heroes, Hero- Worship, and the Heroic in HistoryLecture I. The Hero as DivinityOdin. Paganism: Scandinavian MythologyLecture II. The Hero as ProphetMahomet: IslamLecture III. The Hero as PoetDante; ShakspeareLecture IV. The Hero as PriestLuther; Reformation: Knox; PuritanismLecture V. The Hero as Man of LettersJohnson, Rousseau, BurnsLecture VI. The Hero as KingCromwell, Napoleon: Modern RevolutionismAppendix: 1858 Summary and IndexNotesWorks CitedTextual ApparatusEmendations of the Copy-TextDiscussion of Editorial DecisionsLine-End Hyphens in the Copy-TextLine-End Hyphens in the Present TextHistorical CollationIndex