<P> On Heroes, Hero - Worship, and The Heroic in History is a book by Thomas Carlyle, published by James Fraser, London, in 1841 . </P> <P> It is a collection of six lectures given in May 1840 . </P> <Dl> <Dd> 1 . (5 May) The Hero as Divinity . Odin . Paganism: Scandinavian Mythology </Dd> <Dd> 2 . (8 May) The Hero as Prophet . Muhammad: Islam </Dd> <Dd> 3 . (12 May) The Hero as Poet . Dante; Shakespeare </Dd> <Dd> 4 . (15 May) The Hero as Priest . Luther; Reformation: Knox; Puritanism </Dd> <Dd> 5 . (19 May) The Hero as Man of Letters . Johnson, Rousseau, Burns </Dd> <Dd> 6 . (22 May) The Hero as King . Cromwell . Napoleon: Modern Revolutionism </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> 1 . (5 May) The Hero as Divinity . Odin . Paganism: Scandinavian Mythology </Dd>

On heroes hero-worship and the heroic in history by thomas carlyle