G. K. Chesterton
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| + | "It is true in a certain sense that some of the greatest writers the world has seen—[[Aristophanes]], [[François Rabelais|Rabelais]] and [[Laurence Sterne|Sterne]]—have written [[nonsense]]; but unless we are mistaken, it is in a widely different sense. The nonsense of these men was [[satire|satiric]]—that is to say, [[symbolism|symbolic]]; it was a kind of exuberant capering round a discovered [[truth]]."--''[[The Defendant]]'' | ||
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| - | '''Gilbert Keith Chesterton''' ([[May 29]], [[1874]]–[[June 14]], [[1936]]) was an influential [[England|English]] writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included [[journalism]], [[poetry]], [[biography]], [[Christian apologetics]], [[fantasy]], and [[detective fiction]]. | + | '''Gilbert Keith Chesterton''' ([[May 29]], [[1874]]–[[June 14]], [[1936]]) was an influential [[English writer]] of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included [[journalism]], [[poetry]], [[biography]], [[Christian apologetics]], [[fantasy]], and [[detective fiction]]. |
| + | ==List of major works== | ||
| + | *''[[The Napoleon of Notting Hill]]'' (1904) | ||
| + | *''[[Heretics (book)|Heretics]]'' (1905) ISBN 978-0-766-17476-4 | ||
| + | *''Charles Dickens: A Critical Study'' (1906) | ||
| + | *''[[The Man Who Was Thursday]]'' (1908) | ||
| + | *''[[Orthodoxy (book)|Orthodoxy]]'' (1908) [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1991 | ||
| + | *''[[The Ballad of the White Horse|The Ballad Of The White Horse]]'' (1911) | ||
| + | *''[[Manalive]]'' (1912) | ||
| + | *[[Father Brown]] short stories (detective fiction) | ||
| + | *''[[Eugenics and other Evils|Eugenics and Other Evils]]'' (1922) | ||
| + | *''[[Saint Francis of Assisi (book)|Saint Francis of Assisi]]'' (1923), [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1987. | ||
| + | *''[[The Everlasting Man]]'' (1925) | ||
| + | *''[[Saint Thomas Aquinas (book)|Saint Thomas Aquinas]]'' (1933), [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1974. | ||
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874–June 14, 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction.
List of major works
- The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904)
- Heretics (1905) ISBN 978-0-766-17476-4
- Charles Dickens: A Critical Study (1906)
- The Man Who Was Thursday (1908)
- Orthodoxy (1908) Doubleday, 1991
- The Ballad Of The White Horse (1911)
- Manalive (1912)
- Father Brown short stories (detective fiction)
- Eugenics and Other Evils (1922)
- Saint Francis of Assisi (1923), Doubleday, 1987.
- The Everlasting Man (1925)
- Saint Thomas Aquinas (1933), Doubleday, 1974.
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