|
|
Article: G.K. Chesterton and the Charms of Orthodoxy.(Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy: The Making of GKC, 1874-1908)(Book review)
- Article from:
- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 Contemporary Review Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy: The Making of GKC 1874-1908. William Oddie. Oxford University Press. [pounds sterling]25.00. ix + 401 pages. ISBN 978-0-19-955165-1.
G.K. Chesterton remains one of the most widely read and influential English writers, especially in America. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a larger-than-life character who began his career in journalism and later expanded into social criticism, plays, poetry, novels, short stories, literary criticism, and religion. However he never lost the journalist's gift for a clear argument and a telling phrase, gifts shared by William Oddie. Chesterton excelled in manipulating language to make his arguments ...