Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. A Note on the Text 17
5. On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
6. Lecture 1. The Hero as Divinity 21
7. Lecture 2. The Hero as Prophet 51
8. Lecture 3. The Hero as Poet 77
9. Lecture 4. The Hero as Priest 104
10. Lecture 5. The Hero as Man of Letters 132
11. Lecture 6. The Hero as King 162
12. Essays
13. ‘‘The Tone of the Preacher’’ 199
14. In Defense of ‘‘Religiosity’’ 209
15. ‘‘The First of the Moderns’’ 222
16. Carlyle, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and the Hero as Victorian Poet 235
17. ‘‘Leading human souls to what is best’’ 247
18. ‘‘Wild Annandale Grapeshot’’ 260
19. Thomas Carlyle, Social Media, and the Digital Age of Revolution 272
20. Glossary 283
21. Works Cited 321
22. Contributors 331
23. Index 333