The Hero as Man of Letters
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The Hero as Man of Letters is a lecture by Thomas Carlyle that explores the writer or intellectual as a modern form of hero, emphasizing the power of literature and ideas to shape society and history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lecture
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non-fiction work ⓘ |
| addresses |
relationship between literature and morality
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relationship between literature and politics ⓘ social function of criticism ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Carlyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | oral lectures delivered in 1840 ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
The Hero as Divinity
NERFINISHED
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The Hero as King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hero as Poet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hero as Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hero as Prophet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
ethical responsibility of writers
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power of books ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
history shaped by ideas
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moral leadership of intellectuals ⓘ spiritual authority of the man of letters ⓘ writer as modern hero ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book chapter ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history
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lecture ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Victorian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Victorian views of authorship
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later theories of the public intellectual ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated general public ⓘ |
| keyFigureDiscussed |
Dante Alighieri
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
hero-worship
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influence of ideas on history ⓘ intellectuals in society ⓘ power of literature ⓘ role of the writer ⓘ |
| partOf | On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Romanticism
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Victorian moralism ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | fifth lecture ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| series | On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | modern industrial society ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | modern age ⓘ |
| workBy | Thomas Carlyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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