Recognizes the intimate connections between heroism and myth. Beginning with the legends of Odin, lord of the Nordic gods, this book describes major forms that heroism can take: in god, poet, warrior, priest, prophet, and king. It emphasises on the great works of great men, which was circumscribed by Victorian presumptions.
From 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.
