Heretics (Aziloth Books) - Softcover

Chesterton, G. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908388188 ISBN 13: 9781908388186

Verlag: Aziloth Books, 2011

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Famous in our own time as the author of the 'Father Brown' detective stories, Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a highly respected Victorian author, and on his frequent lecture tours met with many 'progressive' and 'free-thinking' philosophies, such as those expounded by H G Wells, Rudyard Kipling and George Bernard Shaw. 'Heretics' is a rebuttal of all such theories, written in Chesterton's inimitable style, a rare mix of humor, wisdom and biting prose. The book is crammed to bursting with profound and paradoxical thoughts: 'only when hope is unreasonable is it useful'; 'worldly ideals are more dangerous than otherworldly ones'; and 'it is only acceptable to be proud about something that is not creditable to oneself'. The publication of 'Heretics' prompted reviewer G. S. Street to declare that he would worry about his own philosophy only after "Mr. Chesterton has given us his." In response, Chesterton penned 'Orthodoxy', his famous defence of Christianity, and the companion volume of this present work.

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G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer, essayist, critic, and novelist whose work ranged across theology, philosophy, journalism, and fiction. Renowned for his wit and mastery of paradox, he created the character of Father Brown as a counterpoint to the hyper-rational detectives of his era. Chesterton's mystery stories remain central to the development of twentieth-century crime fiction, influencing later writers through their emphasis on moral psychology as much as deductive reasoning.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Aziloth Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1908388188
• ISBN 13: 9781908388186
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 130
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