{"product_id":"on-heroes-hero-worship-and-the-thomas-carlyle-9780803250307","title":"On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe greatest and most enduring of the prophets of the Victorian era, Thomas Carlyle was prescient about the importance of heroism in defining a nation's ambition and character. First published in 1841, his \u003ci\u003eOn Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History\u003c\/i\u003e established a foundation for historical studies that has lost none of its importance in an age of sports, photo-ops, and cable news.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its first pages the book recognizes the intimate connections between heroism and myth. Beginning with the legends of Odin, lord of the Nordic gods, Carlyle describes major forms that heroism can take: in god, poet, warrior, priest, prophet, and king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis emphasis on the great works of great men was circumscribed by Victorian presumptions. Women are seldom mentioned and little attention is given to the achievements of cooperation. But Carlyle cracked through these limits in the best way he knew: to assert that people have choices and to clarify the role that heroism plays in guiding and inspiring them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Carlyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803250304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803250307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 5.34w x 0.66d","brand":"Thomas Carlyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926186787071,"sku":"9780803250307","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_52d6eb11-4fe6-40e0-9c6d-5af771577d3f.jpg?v=1681081683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-heroes-hero-worship-and-the-thomas-carlyle-9780803250307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}