Heroes

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.

Author: Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 12/05/2006
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.18w x 1.15d
ISBN13: 9781400079797
ISBN10: 1400079799
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Political

About the Author
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.