Heroes

by Johnson, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780061143175
• ISBN10: 0061143170
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western historyIn this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject of heroism with stirring examples of men and women from every age, walk of life, and corner of the planet who have inspired and transformed not only their own cultures but the entire world as well.Heroes includes:Samson, Judith, and Deborah • Henry V and Joan of Arc • Elizabeth I and Walter Raleigh • George Washington, the Duke of Wellington, and Lord Nelson • Emily Dickinson • Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee • Mae West and Marilyn Monroe • Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II

Author Biography

Paul Johnson is a historian whose work ranges across the millennia and the whole gamut of human activities. He contributes a weekly essay to The Spectator and a monthly column to Forbes and lectures around the world

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is a Hero?	p. xi
God's Heroes: Deborah, Judith, Samson and David	p. 1
Earthshakers: Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar	p. 27
Feminist Fire and Slaughter: Boudica	p. 49
Exemplary Heroes: Henry V and Joan of Arc	p. 56
Heroism in the Age of the Axe: St. Thomas More, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Ralegh	p. 76
In the Roar of the Cannon's Mouth: Washington, Nelson and Wellington	p. 112
Tortured Heroism in a Man's World: Jane Welsh Carlyle and Emily Dickinson	p. 143
Two Kinds of Nobility: Lincoln and Lee	p. 165
Cerebral Heroism: Ludwig Wittgenstein	p. 180
The Heroism of the Hostess: Lady Pamela Berry et al.	p. 199
A Generous Hero and a Heroic Monster: Churchill and de Gaulle	p. 215
Heroism Behind the Greasepaint: Mae West and Marilyn Monroe	p. 234
The Heroic Trinity Who Tamed the Bear: Reagan, Thatcher and John Paul II	p. 253
Epilogue: Any Future for Heroism?	p. 275
Notes on Further Reading	p. 281
Index	p. 285
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