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G.K. Chesterton, London and Modernity

Beaumont, Matthew Ingleby, Matthew
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781474275651
Publisert
2016-02-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
392 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Redaktør
Beaumont, Matthew
Ingleby, Matthew

Om bidragsyterne

Matthew Beaumont is Senior Lecturer in English, University College London, UK. His previous books include The Task of the Critic: Terry Eagleton in Dialogue.

Matthew Ingleby is Lecturer in Victorian Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

G.K. Chesterton, London and Modernity

Beaumont, Matthew Ingleby, Matthew
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk
Beaumont, Matthew Ingleby, Matthew
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk
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This is an important and wide-ranging collection of essays that no Chestertonian can afford to miss, particularly given that Chesterton studies, on an upswing though they may be of late, still constitute a far from oversubscribed area for scholarly attention.

- Keith Wilson, University of Ottawa, ELT, 1880-1920

Chesterton, London and Modernity brings to life the rich, complex world of urban modernity that for Chesterton was focused in the metropolis. Drawing extensively on his novels, short stories, poems and essays, the book represents a breakthrough in studies of both Chesterton and the modern literary imagination, and will appeal to secular and Christian readers alike.

Julia Stapleton, Reader in Politics, Durham University, UK

This lively and varied collection of essays on G. K. Chesterton’s complicated relationship with modernity, and his intricate rendering of London in his writing, does more than offer a corrective to the previous dearth of critical work on Chesterton’s attitudes to the modern city.

Edwardian Culture Network

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This book provides a comprehensive study of the myriad connections between Chesterton and London: it places the author in dialogue with his modernist contemporaries, his successors, his Victorian predecessors ... It anticipates future work on the use of setting and geographical spaces in Chesterton.

Emily Bowles, University of York, UK.

G. K. Chesterton, London and Modernity is the first book to explore the persistent theme of the city in Chesterton's writing. Situating him in relation to both Victorian and Modernist literary paradigms, the book explores a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to address the way his imaginative investments and political interventions conceive urban modernity and the central figure of London. While Chesterton's work has often been valued for its wit and whimsy, this book argues that he is also a distinctive urban commentator, whose sophistication has been underappreciated in comparison to more canonical contemporaries. With chapters written by leading scholars in the field of 20th-century literature, the book also provides fresh readings and suggests new contexts for central texts such as The Man Who Was Thursday, The Napoleon of Notting Hill and the Father Brown stories. It also discusses lesser-known works, such as Manalive and The Club of Queer Trades, drawing out their significance for scholars interested in urban representation and practice in the first three decades of the 20th century.
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Acknowledgements List of ContributorsIntroduction Matthew Ingleby1 Why Chesterton Loved London Michael D. Hurley2 The Chestertonian City: A Singularly Plural ApproachLynne Hapgood3 Signs Taken for Wonders: Adverts and Sacraments in Chesterton’s London Mark Knight4 Chesterton, Machen and the Invisible City Nick Freeman5 The Knight Errant in the Street: Chesterton, Childe Roland and the City Matthew Beaumont6 Queer Clubs and Queer Trades: G. K. Chesterton, Homosociality and the City Merrick Burrow7 Chesterton and the Romance of Burglary Matthew Ingleby8 A Playground for Adults: Urban Recreation in Chesterton’s Detective Fiction Michael Shallcross9 Estranging the Everyday: G. K. Chesterton’s Urban ModernismColin Cavendish-Jones10 Distributism and the City Matthew TauntonAfterword: The Unremarkable Chesterton Julian WolfreysIndex
Les mer
Leading scholars explore the insistent presence of the city of London in the writings of G.K. Chesterton.
Explores lesser known works as well as such masterpieces as the Father Brown stories.
Formerly Continuum Studies in the City; for titles published before September 2012 click here.The history of literature is tied to the city. From Aeschylus to Addison, Baudelaire to Balzac, Conrad to Coetzee and Dickens to Dostoevsky, writers make sense of the city and shape modern understandings through their reflections and depictions. The urban is a fundamental aspect of a substantial part of the literary canon that is frequently not considered in and of itself because it is so prevalent. Bloomsbury Studies in the City captures the best contemporary criticism on urban literature and culture. Reading literature, film, drama and poetry in their historical and social context and alongside urban and spatial theory, this series explores the impact of the city on writers and their work.
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This is an important and wide-ranging collection of essays that no Chestertonian can afford to miss, particularly given that Chesterton studies, on an upswing though they may be of late, still constitute a far from oversubscribed area for scholarly attention.

- Keith Wilson, University of Ottawa, ELT, 1880-1920

Chesterton, London and Modernity brings to life the rich, complex world of urban modernity that for Chesterton was focused in the metropolis. Drawing extensively on his novels, short stories, poems and essays, the book represents a breakthrough in studies of both Chesterton and the modern literary imagination, and will appeal to secular and Christian readers alike.

Julia Stapleton, Reader in Politics, Durham University, UK

This lively and varied collection of essays on G. K. Chesterton’s complicated relationship with modernity, and his intricate rendering of London in his writing, does more than offer a corrective to the previous dearth of critical work on Chesterton’s attitudes to the modern city.

Edwardian Culture Network

Se alle

This book provides a comprehensive study of the myriad connections between Chesterton and London: it places the author in dialogue with his modernist contemporaries, his successors, his Victorian predecessors ... It anticipates future work on the use of setting and geographical spaces in Chesterton.

Emily Bowles, University of York, UK.

G. K. Chesterton, London and Modernity is the first book to explore the persistent theme of the city in Chesterton's writing. Situating him in relation to both Victorian and Modernist literary paradigms, the book explores a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to address the way his imaginative investments and political interventions conceive urban modernity and the central figure of London. While Chesterton's work has often been valued for its wit and whimsy, this book argues that he is also a distinctive urban commentator, whose sophistication has been underappreciated in comparison to more canonical contemporaries. With chapters written by leading scholars in the field of 20th-century literature, the book also provides fresh readings and suggests new contexts for central texts such as The Man Who Was Thursday, The Napoleon of Notting Hill and the Father Brown stories. It also discusses lesser-known works, such as Manalive and The Club of Queer Trades, drawing out their significance for scholars interested in urban representation and practice in the first three decades of the 20th century.
Les mer
Acknowledgements List of ContributorsIntroduction Matthew Ingleby1 Why Chesterton Loved London Michael D. Hurley2 The Chestertonian City: A Singularly Plural ApproachLynne Hapgood3 Signs Taken for Wonders: Adverts and Sacraments in Chesterton’s London Mark Knight4 Chesterton, Machen and the Invisible City Nick Freeman5 The Knight Errant in the Street: Chesterton, Childe Roland and the City Matthew Beaumont6 Queer Clubs and Queer Trades: G. K. Chesterton, Homosociality and the City Merrick Burrow7 Chesterton and the Romance of Burglary Matthew Ingleby8 A Playground for Adults: Urban Recreation in Chesterton’s Detective Fiction Michael Shallcross9 Estranging the Everyday: G. K. Chesterton’s Urban ModernismColin Cavendish-Jones10 Distributism and the City Matthew TauntonAfterword: The Unremarkable Chesterton Julian WolfreysIndex
Les mer
Leading scholars explore the insistent presence of the city of London in the writings of G.K. Chesterton.
Explores lesser known works as well as such masterpieces as the Father Brown stories.
Formerly Continuum Studies in the City; for titles published before September 2012 click here.The history of literature is tied to the city. From Aeschylus to Addison, Baudelaire to Balzac, Conrad to Coetzee and Dickens to Dostoevsky, writers make sense of the city and shape modern understandings through their reflections and depictions. The urban is a fundamental aspect of a substantial part of the literary canon that is frequently not considered in and of itself because it is so prevalent. Bloomsbury Studies in the City captures the best contemporary criticism on urban literature and culture. Reading literature, film, drama and poetry in their historical and social context and alongside urban and spatial theory, this series explores the impact of the city on writers and their work.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781474275651
Publisert
2016-02-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
392 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Redaktør
Beaumont, Matthew
Ingleby, Matthew

Om bidragsyterne

Matthew Beaumont is Senior Lecturer in English, University College London, UK. His previous books include The Task of the Critic: Terry Eagleton in Dialogue.

Matthew Ingleby is Lecturer in Victorian Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

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