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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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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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“One of the many virtues of Heroes is that it values the

attraction of monumental history while underscoring its dangers. .

. . An enthralling book that achieves a felicitous compromise

between skepticism and wonder.” –The Wall Street

Journal

“Wonderful. . . . A great treat. . . . Gloriously packed with

meaningful curiosities, the kinds of things that make a historical

moment flash into being.” –The Washington Post Book

World

“Authoritative. . . . Artful. . . . [Hughes-Hallett] achieves a

balanced and well-assessed survey, with nimble wit, wide knowledge

and what seems like peerless insight.” –San Francisco

Chronicle

“Hughes-Hallett is a wonderful writer and these

stories—often-byzantine narratives of reversals and comebacks,

schemes and counterschemes—are carried by the graceful vigor of her

prose. . . . Thrilling and captivating.” –The Wilson

Quarterly