Twelve Types eBook G K Chesterton
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G. K. Chesterton's biographical essays provide unique portraits of 12 of Europe's most defining figures. Written by one of the world's master essayists, this collection richly expresses Chesterton's thoughts on Charlotte Brontë, William Morris, Byron, Pope, St. Francis of Assisi, Rostand, Charles II, Stevenson, Thomas Carlyle, Tolstoy, Savonarola, and Sir Walter Scott. The book is a perfect companion for any literature, politics, or history course dealing with European history. It is also an excellent addition to any personal or scholarly library.
Twelve Types eBook G K Chesterton
Okay, maybe not the literal, literary definition of "wit", but if you want to be entertained and have your brain challenged as well, Chesterton is for you.I always come away from anything he'd written with a sense of understanding and awe, unable to fathom how the man comes up with his utterly unique and concentric style of argument and explanation.
"Twelve Types" is a compilation of biographical essays of writers, most of whom I know nothing, but it didn't matter, the way Chesterton describes them and explains his lauds or laments about them is worth the reading.
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Twelve Types eBook G K Chesterton Reviews
This is one of Chesterton's smallest books, but boy is it packed with knowledge. If you are considering a career in literary criticism you would do well to purchase this book. At times, because Chesterton can be so deep, it is hard to follow. But there are good footnotes in the back of the book. Read it slowly, and savor every moment.
This review is focused on the IHS edition of "Twelve Types." While "Twelve Types" is one of Chesterton's earliest works--he was not even 30 when he wrote it--there is much to ponder in his twelve sketches of leading thinkers and figures of the last millennium. While Chesterton was a fine biographer, as his later works on St. Francis--who is one of the figures sketched in an essay in "Twelve Types"--and St. Thomas Aquinas show, the subtitle is not correct. These are not "mini-biographies." These are quick glimpses of one aspect or another of figures ranging from Charles II to Tolstoy. There is much to kick over in these pieces though some of these essays are free-wheeling, even by Chesterton's standards. While this book is not the classic that some of Chesterton's other works are, it is still a profitable and enjoyable read.
So why three stars? This "book" was less than 100 pages--of which less than 75 are from Chesterton. IHS could have easily placed this in another book of Chesterton's. The introduction was fine but the notes seemed a bit too much. We may need notes to tell us Randolph Churchill was. We do not need notes to tell us about the artist Chesterton calls "Michael Angelo" was or that "Punch and Judy" are a puppet show. I have a high opinion of IHS but they could have included this with another work of Chesterton instead of publishing this slip of a book.
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Okay, maybe not the literal, literary definition of "wit", but if you want to be entertained and have your brain challenged as well, Chesterton is for you.
I always come away from anything he'd written with a sense of understanding and awe, unable to fathom how the man comes up with his utterly unique and concentric style of argument and explanation.
"Twelve Types" is a compilation of biographical essays of writers, most of whom I know nothing, but it didn't matter, the way Chesterton describes them and explains his lauds or laments about them is worth the reading.
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