G K Chesterton

Heretics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9781021170705
• ISBN-10: 1021170704
• Artikelnr.: 68922481

Autorenporträt

Widely known as the "Prince of Paradox," G. K. Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers and thinkers of the 20th century. Chesterton's prodigious talents embraced a wide range of subjects, from philosophy and religion to detective fiction and fantasy. And while his writings are light and whimsical, they are filled with direct and honest truths.

Inhaltsangabe

I. Introductory Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy II. On the Negative
Spirit III. On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and Making the World Small IV. Mr.
Bernard Shaw V. Mr. H. G. Wells and the Giants VI. Christmas and the
Æsthetes VII. Omar and the Sacred Vine VIII. The Mildness of the Yellow
Press IX. The Moods of Mr. George Moore X. On Sandals and Simplicity XI.
Science and the Savages XII. Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson XIII. Celts
and Celtophiles XIV. On Certain Modern Writers and the Institution of the
Family XV. On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set XVI. On Mr. McCabe and a
Divine Frivolity XVII. On the Wit of Whistler XVIII. The Fallacy of the
Young Nation XIX. Slum Novelists and the Slums XX. Concluding Remarks on
the Importance of Orthodoxy