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

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 10, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1546611142


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 41


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #660,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #17,316 in Classic Literature & Fiction


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Customer Reviews: 3.9 out of 5 stars 47 ratings


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    • Interesting Thought
Carlyle is one of those authors whose style takes a bit of getting used to. If you persevere, the substance is worthwhile. He lived in the early days of the industrial revolution and was not impressed. Arguably one of the first of the Romantics he was very influential upon the New England Transcendentalists. The essays were developed after his study of the French Revolution and its chaos. Carlyle would have clearly preferred a Great Man to take charge. his later works move further in that direction particularly after the events of '48. He has a lot to say to the current age of materialism, incompetent leaders more or less chosen by the masses, and the attempt to sever Western culture from its roots. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2019 by R. Bowman
    • Great man theory
I liked the idea of a great man, but I disagree that society has nothing to do with producing them. Great men and women are of their time and civilization, not one or the other. Makes you think and consider.
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019 by Timothy L. Randall
    • No page numbers or publisher information.
The product lacks page numbers and publisher information. It states to have been printed after my ordering. Absolutely unsuitable for scientific work.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019 by thilomensch
    • Good read
Very interesting insight to why we idolize individuals
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2019 by Timo D
    • Five Stars
Classical insights to our fascination with heros
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015 by T. J. Pollock
    • Not the original text
Not sure what's going on with this title, but I have downloaded three different versions of "On Heroes..." by Carlyle on Amazon, and they are all garbage. Almost as if they had been translated to another language and then back to english. The original is in English! So why do I have three different versions, all with three different "translations" that end up sounding like complete nonsense? Just download it off of project gutenberg ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020 by Grant Bowen
    • Praise for the individual
Six lectures delivered by Carlyle in 1840. He classifies six kinds of heroes: as Divinity (Wotan, paganism); Prophet (Mohamed); Poet (Dante, Shakespeare); Priest (Luther, Knox); Man of Letters (Johnson, Rousseau, Burns); and Ruler (Cromwell, Napoleon). The trait that defines a hero is: absolute sincerity and firm belief in his principles. In his highly rhetorical lectures, Carlyle highlights and reinforces the role of the individual in the social process, as opposed to the role of the masses. And he did that precisely when the foundations were being laid for the most influential "pro-mass" movement in History: Marxism. The tragedy of Marxism, at least one of them all, is that, when translated into action, the blind masses were also led by "heroes" of the most authocratic sort. Not properly the work of an historian, these lectures are vivid, inflamed and enthusiast. Their uselfuness for our present age is precisely that they remind us of the crucial role significant individuals play in history, to accelerate or slow down (and even reverse) the process of social change, which is usually more gradual, diffused, and diverse. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2001 by Guillermo Maynez
    • Not the original text!!!!
This text is gobbledygook, possibly translated from a foreign language. Stay well away.
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021 by Luca turin

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