About this title: The 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 On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History established a foundation for historical studies that has lost none of its importance in an age of sports, photo-ops, and cable news. 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 ...
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Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. NICE READING COPY! Light soiling and staining. Light wear to cover. Inner pages are good and readable. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date Published: 1966
ISBN-13:9780803250307ISBN:0803250304
Description: Good. 0803250304. Light pencil marks noted on several pages. A Bison Book; Contains 6 Lectures. Introduction and editing by Carl Niemeyer. Bibliography. 3 Plates: Shakespeare, Rousseau, Napolean. The Hero as: Divinity, Prophet, Poet, Priest, as Man of Letters; and as King. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased and scuffed; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine creased/ several pages and page tips creased/ personal library imprint on front page. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books
Date Published: 1966
ISBN-13:9780803250307ISBN:0803250304
Description: Good. Same ISBN but older cover art. Sturdy binding with smooth spine. Sturdy lightly scuffed cover with six tiny spots, 2" bend on front and bumped corners. 15 pages pencil underlines, otherwise clean unmarked text. Lightly soiled page edges. ____________ Softcover, University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books, 1966 6th printing, ISBN 0-8032-5030-4, 255 pages. ISBN-10 0803250304. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date Published: 1966
ISBN-13:9780803250307ISBN:0803250304
Description: Good. Softcover copy with light wear, inside is clean, good copy. For quick delivery, please consider Expedited shipping-standard delivery ranges from 4-19 business days. Thank you! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 1907
Description: Fair/-- 7" tall; burgundy cover w/ gilt lettering on spine; edited for college study; b /w frontis of the author & other b/w glossy plates; free front endpaper has bee n removed; very scattered underlining in pencil. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Date Published: N.D.
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. Light rubs at spine ends, small white spot on lower spine, owner's name, notes in pencil on endpapers. read more
Description: Good; Collectible. Good red cloth over boards hardcover. Toning at endpapers. London: Chapman & Hall, 1899 printing. FFEP removed. Pencilled definitions in margins for such winners as "inexpugnable. " read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner, Welford, & Co., New York
Date Published: 1872
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Cover is pulling away from binding. 3" split along spine. Pages are sewn to spine and are still well-bound together. 235 pages. Printed by Robson & Son, Pancras Rd N.W., London. 5" x 7". 8vo. Rust colored boards with black letters and embossed design on cover and spine. Gold lettering on spine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1919
Description: Illustrated Frontispiece. Near Very Good. No Jacket. This antique, 4"x5.5" hard cover book has a brown cover with gilt and brown lettering on the front and spine of the cover. The owner's name is written on the inside. A book about the heroes of mythology. 416 indexed pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: crowell, ny
Date Published: 1907
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. book tight clean, bright pages, very slight corner bump upper, gold on dark red. 334 p. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date Published: 2/1/1966
ISBN-13:9780803250307ISBN:0803250304
Description: New. Paperback. Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Undated, but nineteenth century copy of the series of six lectures on various aspects of the heroic in history starting with Odin and ending with Napoleon. Tidy unmarked copy with some fading to covers. read more
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