Heroes by Hughes-Hallett, Lucy

Heroes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400079797)

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Format: Paperback
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Heroes by Hughes-Hallett, Lucy

Heroes

$16.95
Heroes by Hughes-Hallett, Lucy

Heroes

$16.95
Format: Paperback
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Beginning beneath the walls of Troy and culminating in 1930s Europe, a magisterial exploration of the nature of heroism in Western civilization.

In this riveting and insightful cultural history, Lucy Hughes-Hallett brings to life eight exceptional men from history and myth to explore our timeless need for heroes. As she re-creates these extraordinary lives, Hughes-Hallett illuminates the attractions and dangers of hero worship. This is a fascinating book about dictatorship and democracy, seduction and mass hysteria, politics and culture, and the tensions between being good and being great.

Author: Lucy Hughes-Hallett
ISBN-10: 1400079799
ISBN-13: 9781400079797
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2006
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.18w x 1.15d
By Lucy Hughes-Hallett
By Lucy Hughes-Hallett
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Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a critic for The Sunday Times (London) and the author of Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions. She lives in London with her husband and daughter, and is at work on a book about Gabriele d'Annunzio and the origins of Italian fascism.

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