The Appreciations and Criticisms of t eBook G K Chesterton
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Born in London, Chesterton was educated at St. Paul's, but never went to college. He went to art school. In 1900, he was asked to contribute a few magazine articles on art criticism, and went on to become one of the most prolific writers of all time. He wrote a hundred books, contributions to 200 more, hundreds of poems, including the epic Ballad of the White Horse, five plays, five novels, and some two hundred short stories, including a popular series featuring the priest-detective, Father Brown. In spite of his literary accomplishments, he considered himself primarily a journalist. He wrote over 4000 newspaper essays, including 30 years worth of weekly columns for the Illustrated London News, and 13 years of weekly columns for the Daily News. He also edited his own newspaper, G.K.'s Weekly. (To put it into perspective, four thousand essays is the equivalent of writing an essay a day, every day, for 11 years. If you're not impressed, try it some time. But they have to be good essays, all of them, as funny as they are serious, and as readable and rewarding a century after you've written them.) Chesterton was equally at ease with literary and social criticism, history, politics, economics, philosophy, and theology. His style is unmistakable, always marked by humility, consistency, paradox, wit, and wonder. His writing remains as timely and as timeless today as when it first appeared, even though much of it was published in throw away paper. This man who composed such profound and perfect lines as "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried," stood 6'4" and weighed about 300 pounds, usually had a cigar in his mouth, and walked around wearing a cape and a crumpled hat, tiny glasses pinched to the end of his nose, swordstick in hand, laughter blowing through his moustache. And usually had no idea where or when his next appointment was. He did much of his writing in train stations, since he usually missed the train he was supposed to catch. In one famous anecdote, he wired his wife, saying, "Am at Market Harborough. Where ought I to be?" His faithful wife, Frances, attended to all the details of his life, since he continually proved he had no way of doing it himself. She was later assisted by a secretary, Dorothy Collins, who became the couple's surrogate daughter, and went on to become the writer's literary executrix, continuing to make his work available after his death. This absent-minded, overgrown elf of a man, who laughed at his own jokes and amused children at birthday parties by catching buns in his mouth, was the man who wrote a book called The Everlasting Man, which led a young atheist named C.S. Lewis to become a Christian. This was the man who wrote a novel called The Napoleon of Notting Hill, which inspired Michael Collins to lead a movement for Irish Independence. This was the man who wrote an essay in the Illustrated London News that inspired Mahatma Gandhi to lead a movement to end British colonial rule in India. This was a man who, when commissioned to write a book on St. Thomas Aquinas (aptly titled Saint Thomas Aquinas), had his secretary check out a stack of books on St.
The Appreciations and Criticisms of t eBook G K Chesterton
Chesterton writes some most telling statements about Dickens. I think his most interesting one is his analysis of The Old Curiosity Shop. I share his feeling about Dick S. and the Marchioness: "...these two sane, strong, living and lovable human beings are the only two, or almost the only two, people in the story who do not run after Little Nell..." However, some of his other impressions of beloved Dickens classics, do not resonate with me. I would love for him to speak more of the "strong, living, and lovable characters," in those books. However, this book will be enjoyed by Dickens and Chesterton fans.Product details
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The Appreciations and Criticisms of t eBook G K Chesterton Reviews
Mr. Chesterton's book is an excellent addition to the available information and point of view on the works of Charles Dickens. I am glad to have it.
Recently I read two Dickens novels (Our Mutual Friend and Little Dorrit) and enjoyed them greatly. I though I would read something by some literary scholar commenting on Dickens, generally. So I got this book, but did not read much of it. Chesterton has an odd writing style that does not help my comprehension or enjoyment of this thoughts. I thought he would have some sophisticated and deep observations about Dickens and his writing style, but very few were to be found. Rather than reflecting some comments that might shed light on Dickens even today, his comments were merely the usual comparisons that any reviewer might offer of an author then living and writing. So this book did not offer the far-seeing wisdom that Dickens deserves.
How can you beat "free"? and Chesterton is always a pleasure to read if a bigot.
Wow! G.K. Chesterton has unbelievable insight into what makes humans tick. He does a great job discussing Dickens as a man and author, as well as Dicken's works. If you're a Dickens fan, this is well worth reading.
A gift well received
Charles Dickens is a great author. G. K. Chesterton is a great author. Both are masters of the language and analyzes situations and people in unforgettable ways. The one commenting upon the other is great literature in itself. Chesterton on Dickens gives great pleasure to read as well as luminous insight to Dickens as literature, the Victorian era, and literary criticism as it should be.
I bought this because I had just read Dombey and Son, and wished to see what Chesterton thought of it. Interesting discussion and interesting to see which novels he considers great and which he feels do not succeed. He looks at plot, characterisation and context and makes some extremely funny and witty comments. As only he can.
Chesterton writes some most telling statements about Dickens. I think his most interesting one is his analysis of The Old Curiosity Shop. I share his feeling about Dick S. and the Marchioness "...these two sane, strong, living and lovable human beings are the only two, or almost the only two, people in the story who do not run after Little Nell..." However, some of his other impressions of beloved Dickens classics, do not resonate with me. I would love for him to speak more of the "strong, living, and lovable characters," in those books. However, this book will be enjoyed by Dickens and Chesterton fans.
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