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Edition: Unabridged

ISBN: 9781907355509

Content: " In 'Heretics', Chesterton starts from his belief that the most important thing about a person is their view of the universe, as this determines all else,and he decries the rationalist view for having no vision of ultimate good. Such failure of nerve is expressed in George Bernard Shaw's epigram: 'The golden rule is that there is no rule.' Taking on Ibsen, HG Wells, Kipling, Oscar Wilde and Nietzsche, Chesterton rails against 'the great mental destruction', in which everything is denied, and nothing affirmed. It is a plea for people to believe in something, but not to believe in anything. 'Heretics' (1905), 'Orthodoxy' (1908) and 'The Everlasting Man' (1925) form a trilogy of Christian apologetics, chronicling Chesterton's journey to faith, and his reasons for it. Using endless paradox to whip the complacency of rationalism, here is both sweeping argument and comic turn that is at once generous and savage,engaging and furious. In 'Heretics', Chesterton starts from his belief that the most important thing about a person is their view of the universe, as this determines all else,and he decries the rationalist view for having no vision of ultimate good. Such failure of nerve is expressed in George Bernard Shaw's epigram: 'The golden rule is that there is no rule.' Taking on Ibsen, HG Wells, Kipling, Oscar Wilde and Nietzsche, Chesterton rails against 'the great mental destruction', in which everything is denied, and nothing affirmed. It is a plea for people to believe in something, but not to believe in anything. 'Orthodoxy' describes Chesterton's discovery of faith –,a journey which is compared to an English adventurer who gets lost and unknowingly, discovers England all over again. Here he is doubly blessed, enjoying both the excitement of exploration, and the security of being home. Again, modernist blind spots are exposed, as the reader is invited into 'the thrilling romance of Orthodoxy...there was never anything so perilous or so exciting.' 'The Everlasting Man' is a slightly denser work, an outline of history, which sets itself against the view of comparative religion that Christianity is just one belief amongst many,and that all of them are equal. For Chesterton, Christ is not as others, but restores sanity to the world through being both an historical figure and an ideal figure,with the church, 'a winged thunderbolt of thought and everlasting enthusiasm,a thing without rival or resemblance and still as new as it is old.' Here is exuberant writing that turns all things on their head,to be enjoyed, put aside and returned to."

Content: Rezension(1): " Standing six foot, four inches tall, and weighing 21 stone, GK Chesterton was a man of striking appearance,and all the more so for his chosen uniform of cape, large hat, swordstick and cigar. A prolific writer, he regarded himself primarily as a journalist,but also wrote poetry, philosophy, biography, detective fiction, Christian apologetics - and fantasy. For as he once said: 'Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.' Chesterton was rated an under-achiever by his teachers, but George Bernard Shaw, - his 'friendly enemy' with whom he often clashed - called him 'a man of colossal genius.' He married Frances Blogg in 1901, and remained married for the rest of his life. A secretive man and inclined to brooding silences, Chesterton was passionate in his loves and hates, and busied himself with opinions rather than feelings. Fascinated by the occult in his youth, Christianity played an increasingly important part in his life, and he wrote the biography of St Francis of Assisi in 1922, shortly after converting to Roman Catholicism. His choice of clothes revealed a man who liked attention,but he also displayed great reserves of will power, which he directed towards his chosen goals. Using paradox and laughter as weapons –,he was called the 'Prince of Paradox' by Time magazine - his writing was a constant assault on complacent acceptance of conventional views. He railed against the dark side of English imperialism,and with his friend Hilaire Belloc, promoted the social system of 'distributism', which called for a greater sharing of wealth. When 'The Times' newspaper asked various leading figures of the day to say what was wrong with the world, Chesterton simply replied: 'Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, GK Chesterton.' For many years, he wrote a weekly piece for the Illustrated London News,and alongside his life of St Francis, he also wrote biographies of Charles Dickens, Thomas Aquinas and Robert Louis Stevenson. If his most famous fictional character was the detective Father Brown, his best known novel was 'The Man who was Thursday', published in 1908. Shot through with Christian allegory, Chesterton - who suffered depression all his life - wished this book to be an affirmation of goodness, to encourage both his family and himself away from their melancholic tendencies. As he wrote: 'Man seems capable of great virtues, but not small virtues,capable of defying his torturers, but not of keeping his temper.' 1908 also saw the publication of 'Orthodoxy', his spiritual autobiography. Subtitled, 'The romance of faith', Chesterton declares that people need a life of 'practical romance,the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure.' 'Everlasting Man', his other overtly Christian work, appeared in 1925. It was seen as a rebuttal to HG Well's 'Outline of history' and CS Lewis called the book, 'the best defence of the full Christian position I know.' Before both of these, however, in 1905, came 'Heretics' –,in which Chesterton brought his wit and vigour to the works of leading writers of the time like Nietzsche, Shaw, Yeats, Ibsen and HG Wells. All three of these works are an attack on the perceived materialism and pessimism of his age. Chesterton, with his utopian ideals and sense of the big picture, could not abide pessimism. GK Chesterton was a colourful and loved personality in a literary England which included George Bernard Shaw, Bertrand Russell and HG Wells, all of whom he enjoyed debating with. Known for both his wit and warmth, he wrote: 'If the arms of a man could be a fiery circle embracing the whole world, I think I should be that man.' Chestert"

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Edition: Unabridged

ISBN: 9781907355493

Content: " 'Orthodoxy' describes Chesterton's discovery of faith –,a journey which is compared to an English adventurer who gets lost and unknowingly, discovers England all over again. Here he is doubly blessed, enjoying both the excitement of exploration, and the security of being home. Again, modernist blind spots are exposed, as the reader is invited into 'the thrilling romance of Orthodoxy...there was never anything so perilous or so exciting.' 'Heretics' (1905), 'Orthodoxy' (1908) and 'The Everlasting Man' (1925) form a trilogy of Christian apologetics, chronicling Chesterton's journey to faith, and his reasons for it. Using endless paradox to whip the complacency of rationalism, here is both sweeping argument and comic turn that is at once generous and savage,engaging and furious. In 'Heretics', Chesterton starts from his belief that the most important thing about a person is their view of the universe, as this determines all else,and he decries the rationalist view for having no vision of ultimate good. Such failure of nerve is expressed in George Bernard Shaw's epigram: 'The golden rule is that there is no rule.' Taking on Ibsen, HG Wells, Kipling, Oscar Wilde and Nietzsche, Chesterton rails against 'the great mental destruction', in which everything is denied, and nothing affirmed. It is a plea for people to believe in something, but not to believe in anything. 'Orthodoxy' describes Chesterton's discovery of faith –,a journey which is compared to an English adventurer who gets lost and unknowingly, discovers England all over again. Here he is doubly blessed, enjoying both the excitement of exploration, and the security of being home. Again, modernist blind spots are exposed, as the reader is invited into 'the thrilling romance of Orthodoxy...there was never anything so perilous or so exciting.' 'The Everlasting Man' is a slightly denser work, an outline of history, which sets itself against the view of comparative religion that Christianity is just one belief amongst many,and that all of them are equal. For Chesterton, Christ is not as others, but restores sanity to the world through being both an historical figure and an ideal figure,with the church, 'a winged thunderbolt of thought and everlasting enthusiasm,a thing without rival or resemblance and still as new as it is old.' Here is exuberant writing that turns all things on their head,to be enjoyed, put aside and returned to."

Content: Rezension(1): " Standing six foot, four inches tall, and weighing 21 stone, GK Chesterton was a man of striking appearance,and all the more so for his chosen uniform of cape, large hat, swordstick and cigar. A prolific writer, he regarded himself primarily as a journalist,but also wrote poetry, philosophy, biography, detective fiction, Christian apologetics - and fantasy. For as he once said: 'Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.' Chesterton was rated an under-achiever by his teachers, but George Bernard Shaw, - his 'friendly enemy' with whom he often clashed - called him 'a man of colossal genius.' He married Frances Blogg in 1901, and remained married for the rest of his life. A secretive man and inclined to brooding silences, Chesterton was passionate in his loves and hates, and busied himself with opinions rather than feelings. Fascinated by the occult in his youth, Christianity played an increasingly important part in his life, and he wrote the biography of St Francis of Assisi in 1922, shortly after converting to Roman Catholicism. His choice of clothes revealed a man who liked attention,but he also displayed great reserves of will power, which he directed towards his chosen goals. Using paradox and laughter as weapons –,he was called the 'Prince of Paradox' by Time magazine - his writing was a constant assault on complacent acceptance of conventional views. He railed against the dark side of English imperialism,and with his friend Hilaire Belloc, promoted the social system of 'distributism', which called for a greater sharing of wealth. When 'The Times' newspaper asked various leading figures of the day to say what was wrong with the world, Chesterton simply replied: 'Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, GK Chesterton.' For many years, he wrote a weekly piece for the Illustrated London News,and alongside his life of St Francis, he also wrote biographies of Charles Dickens, Thomas Aquinas and Robert Louis Stevenson. If his most famous fictional character was the detective Father Brown, his best known novel was 'The Man who was Thursday', published in 1908. Shot through with Christian allegory, Chesterton - who suffered depression all his life - wished this book to be an affirmation of goodness, to encourage both his family and himself away from their melancholic tendencies. As he wrote: 'Man seems capable of great virtues, but not small virtues,capable of defying his torturers, but not of keeping his temper.' 1908 also saw the publication of 'Orthodoxy', his spiritual autobiography. Subtitled, 'The romance of faith', Chesterton declares that people need a life of 'practical romance,the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure.' 'Everlasting Man', his other overtly Christian work, appeared in 1925. It was seen as a rebuttal to HG Well's 'Outline of history' and CS Lewis called the book, 'the best defence of the full Christian position I know.' Before both of these, however, in 1905, came 'Heretics' –,in which Chesterton brought his wit and vigour to the works of leading writers of the time like Nietzsche, Shaw, Yeats, Ibsen and HG Wells. All three of these works are an attack on the perceived materialism and pessimism of his age. Chesterton, with his utopian ideals and sense of the big picture, could not abide pessimism. GK Chesterton was a colourful and loved personality in a literary England which included George Bernard Shaw, Bertrand Russell and HG Wells, all of whom he enjoyed debating with. Known for both his wit and warmth, he wrote: 'If the arms of a man could be a fiery circle embracing the whole world, I think I should be that man.' Chestert"

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Edition: Unabridged

ISBN: 9781907355325

Content: " 'Orthodoxy' details Chesterton's search for his own personal understanding of Christianity, free of the chains of religious dogma. The modern world is full of the old Christian virtues gone mad. The virtues have gone mad because they have been isolated from each other and are wandering alone. 'Orthodoxy' describes Chesterton's discovery of faith –,a journey which is compared to an English adventurer who gets lost and unknowingly, discovers England all over again. Here he is doubly blessed, enjoying both the excitement of exploration, and the security of being home. Again, modernist blind spots are exposed, as the reader is invited into 'the thrilling romance of Orthodoxy...there was never anything so perilous or so exciting.'"

Content: Rezension(1): " Standing six foot, four inches tall, and weighing 21 stone, GK Chesterton was a man of striking appearance,and all the more so for his chosen uniform of cape, large hat, swordstick and cigar. A prolific writer, he regarded himself primarily as a journalist,but also wrote poetry, philosophy, biography, detective fiction, Christian apologetics - and fantasy. For as he once said: 'Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.' Chesterton was rated an under-achiever by his teachers, but George Bernard Shaw, - his 'friendly enemy' with whom he often clashed - called him 'a man of colossal genius.' He married Frances Blogg in 1901, and remained married for the rest of his life. A secretive man and inclined to brooding silences, Chesterton was passionate in his loves and hates, and busied himself with opinions rather than feelings. Fascinated by the occult in his youth, Christianity played an increasingly important part in his life, and he wrote the biography of St Francis of Assisi in 1922, shortly after converting to Roman Catholicism. His choice of clothes revealed a man who liked attention,but he also displayed great reserves of will power, which he directed towards his chosen goals. Using paradox and laughter as weapons –,he was called the 'Prince of Paradox' by Time magazine - his writing was a constant assault on complacent acceptance of conventional views. He railed against the dark side of English imperialism,and with his friend Hilaire Belloc, promoted the social system of 'distributism', which called for a greater sharing of wealth. When 'The Times' newspaper asked various leading figures of the day to say what was wrong with the world, Chesterton simply replied: 'Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, GK Chesterton.' For many years, he wrote a weekly piece for the Illustrated London News,and alongside his life of St Francis, he also wrote biographies of Charles Dickens, Thomas Aquinas and Robert Louis Stevenson. If his most famous fictional character was the detective Father Brown, his best known novel was 'The Man who was Thursday', published in 1908. Shot through with Christian allegory, Chesterton - who suffered depression all his life - wished this book to be an affirmation of goodness, to encourage both his family and himself away from their melancholic tendencies. As he wrote: 'Man seems capable of great virtues, but not small virtues,capable of defying his torturers, but not of keeping his temper.' 1908 also saw the publication of 'Orthodoxy', his spiritual autobiography. Subtitled, 'The romance of faith', Chesterton declares that people need a life of 'practical romance,the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure.' 'Everlasting Man', his other overtly Christian work, appeared in 1925. It was seen as a rebuttal to HG Well's 'Outline of history' and CS Lewis called the book, 'the best defence of the full Christian position I know.' Before both of these, however, in 1905, came 'Heretics' –,in which Chesterton brought his wit and vigour to the works of leading writers of the time like Nietzsche, Shaw, Yeats, Ibsen and HG Wells. All three of these works are an attack on the perceived materialism and pessimism of his age. Chesterton, with his utopian ideals and sense of the big picture, could not abide pessimism. GK Chesterton was a colourful and loved personality in a literary England which included George Bernard Shaw, Bertrand Russell and HG Wells, all of whom he enjoyed debating with. Known for both his wit and warmth, he wrote: 'If the arms of a man could be a fiery circle embracing the whole world, I think I should be that man.' Chestert"

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Author information: Chesterton, G. K.