Lecture I. The hero as divinity. Odin. Paganism: Scandinavian mythology.
Lecture II. The hero as prophet. Mahomet: Islam.
Lecture III. The hero as poet: Dante; Shakespeare.
Lecture IV. The hero as priest: Luther; Reformation; Knox; Puritanism.
Lecture V. The hero as man of letters: Johnson, Rousseau, Burns.
Lecture VI. The hero as king: Cromwell; Napoleon; modern revolutionism.