G. K. Chesterton

The Poet and the Lunatics (eBook, ePUB)

Episodes in the Life of Gabriel Gale

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An eccentric poet acts as spiritual detective in eight thought-provoking tales. Gabriel Gale employs his extraordinary gifts of empathy to solve and prevent crimes perpetrated by madmen. His philosophical police-work forms the basis for captivating explorations of poetry, insanity, and sin all expressed in the author's characteristic paradoxes and soaring flights of rhetoric.
Best known as the creator of priest-detective Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton (18741936) ranks among the twentieth century's most influential writers and thinkers. His prodigious talents embraced a wide range of subjects and genres, from philosophy and religion to history, literary criticism, and fantasy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486140025
• Artikelnr.: 40021838

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. His prodigious talents embraced a wide range of subjects, from philosophy and religion to detective fiction and fantasy.