On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

Chapters (8)
  1. ON HEROES, HERO-WORSHIP, AND THE HEROIC IN HISTORY 0:00
  2. Contents 0:43
  3. LECTURES ON HEROES. LECTURE I. THE HERO AS DIVINITY. ODIN. PAGANISM: SCANDINAVIAN MYTHOLOGY. 0:48
  4. LECTURE II. THE HERO AS PROPHET. MAHOMET: ISLAM. 1:47:49
  5. LECTURE III. THE HERO AS POET. DANTE: SHAKSPEARE. 3:21:57
  6. LECTURE IV. THE HERO AS PRIEST. LUTHER; REFORMATION: KNOX; PURITANISM. 4:59:54
  7. LECTURE V. THE HERO AS MAN OF LETTERS. JOHNSON, ROUSSEAU, BURNS. 6:39:02
  8. LECTURE VI. THE HERO AS KING. CROMWELL, NAPOLEON: MODERN REVOLUTIONISM. 8:26:17
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Narrator
Qwen3-TTS Aiden
Length
10 h 30 min
Language
English
Released
September 22, 2026
Source ebook
Project Gutenberg