Philosophical Analysis

Philosophical Analysis

The concept of hero and saint in the emergence of Romanticism

Change or transformations in the concept of Saint and Hero in the emergence of Romanticism are represented in the characters of Dante and St. Francis. The Hero reflects the materialistic worldview which is humanist way of leading life. The world of Hero is formed by distant forces of fate, destiny and necessity and indifference of human desires. The Hero figures out the goal of self-achievement and self-efficiency through skills and success and defeating the barriers in order to conduct his or her destiny ideally and completely. On the other ...