On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
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1. Front matter2. LECTURE I. THE HERO AS DIVINITY. ODIN. PAGANISM: SCANDINAVIAN MYTHOLOGY.3. LECTURE II. THE HERO AS PROPHET. MAHOMET: ISLAM.4. LECTURE III. THE HERO AS POET. DANTE: SHAKSPEARE.5. LECTURE IV. THE HERO AS PRIEST. LUTHER; REFORMATION: KNOX; PURITANISM.6. LECTURE V. THE HERO AS MAN OF LETTERS. JOHNSON, ROUSSEAU, BURNS.7. LECTURE VI. THE HERO AS KING. CROMWELL, NAPOLEON: MODERN REVOLUTIONISM.8. LECTURE VI. THE HERO AS KING. CROMWELL, NAPOLEON: MODERN REVOLUTIONISM. (continued 2)