Heroes
A History of Hero Worship
Beginning beneath the walls of Troy and culminating in 1930s Europe, a magisterial exploration of the nature of heroism in Western civilization.In this riveting and insightful cultural history, Lucy Hughes-Hallett brings to life eight exceptional men from history and myth to explore our timeless need for heroes. As she re-creates these extraordinary lives, Hughes-Hallett illuminates the attractions and dangers of hero worship. This is a fascinating book about dictatorship and democracy, seduction and mass hysteria, politics and culture, and the tensions between being good and being great.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4000-7979-7
- EAN: 9781400079797
- Produktnummer: 2341633
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 528 S.
- Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
Über den Autor
Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a critic for The Sunday Times (London) and the author of Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions. She lives in London with her husband and daughter, and is at work on a book about Gabriele d'Annunzio and the origins of Italian fascism.
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