Joseph R McCleary

The Historical Imagination of G.K. Chesterton

Locality, Patriotism, and Nationalism

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Produktbeschreibung

This study examines a selection of Chesterton's novels, poetry, and literary criticism and outlines the distinctive philosophy of history that emerges from these writings. Specifically, McCleary contends that Chesterton's recurring use of the themes of locality, patriotism, and nationalism embodies a distinctive understanding of what gives history its coherence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9781138868724
• ISBN-10: 1138868728
• Artikelnr.: 43000102

Autorenporträt

Joseph McCleary is Superintendent of the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School District near Boston.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: The Critics and Chesterton's Philosophy of History
Chapter Two: Influences and Contemporaries
Chapter Three: The Critical Lens
Chapter Four: The Creative Lens
Chapter Five: The Critical and Creative Legacy: Dawson, Waugh, and McLuhan
Chapter Six: Conclusion: Locality, Patriotism, and Nationalism and One Lens
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Notes
Bibliography
Index