G. K. Chesterton

What's Wrong with the World (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Chesterton's style is light and humorous but also deadly serious and philosophical as he provides witty commentary on feminism, education, family, and other timeless topics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486119694
• Artikelnr.: 39138382

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

Part I: The Homelessnes of Man 1. The Medical Mistake 2. Wanted, an
Unpractical Man 3. The New Hypocrite 4. The Fear of the Past 5. The
Unfinished Temple 6. The Enemies of Property 7. The Free Family 8. The
Wildness of Domesticity 9. History of Hudge and Gudge 10. Oppression by
Optimism 11. The Homelessness of Jones Part II: Imperialism: Or the Mistake
About Man 1. The Charm of Jingoism 2. Wisdom and the Weather 3. The Common
Vision 4. The Insane Necessity Part III: Feminism: Or the Mistake About
Woman 1. The Unmilitary Suffragette 2. The Universal Stick 3. The
Emancipation of Domesticity 4. The Romance of Thrift 5. The Coldness of
Chloe 6. The Pedant and the Savage 7. The Modern Surrender of Woman 8. The
Brand of the Fleur de Lys 9. Sincerity and the Gallows 10. The Higher
Anarchy 11. The Queen and the Suffragettes 12. The Modern Slave Part IV:
Education: Or the Mistake About the Child 1. The Calvinism of To-day 2. The
Tribal Terror 3. The Tricks of Environment 4. The Truth About Education 5.
An Evil Cry 6. Authority the Unavoidable 7. The Humility of Mrs. Grundy 8.
The Broken Rainbow 9. The Need for Narrowness 10. The Case for the Public
Schools 11. The School for Hypocrites 12. The Staleness of the New Schools
13. The Outlawed Parent 14. Folly and Female Education Part V: The Home of
Man 1. The Empire of the Insect 2. The Fallacy of the Umbrella Stand 3. The
Dreadful Duty of Gudge 4. A Doubt 5. Conclusion

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