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Chesterton on Ireland (in a piece of war propaganda, yet!)

Dec 01, 2011 16:12

Telling the truth about Ireland is not very pleasant to a patriotic Englishman; but it is very patriotic. It is the truth and nothing but the truth which I have but touched on in the last chapter. Several times, and especially at the beginning of this war, we narrowly escaped ruin because we neglected that truth, and would insist on treating our ( Read more... )

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So sue me, I had a read ideealisme December 1 2011, 22:41:58 UTC

I think he might be on to something, that Mr Chesterton. There is a discomfort there for sure, an unease. It's thawed a lot but I was amazed at the difference between certain sects of society when it came to war memorial etc. - in Protestant churches it was like poppy central. We've no war memorials in the Republic as you probably know ( ... )

Re: So sue me, I had a read fpb December 1 2011, 23:09:28 UTC

I think he might be on to something, that Mr Chesterton.
"Gilbert Keith Chesterton was the only poet who knew what was actually going on." (Neil Gaiman)

The Man who was Thursday ideealisme December 1 2011, 23:14:02 UTC

I'm familiar with some of the Father Brown stories. And the above mentioned play.

Re: The Man who was Thursday fpb December 1 2011, 23:26:00 UTC

Hmmm. Considering the total disaster our previous interaction has been, I wonder whether it is wise to tell you, but GKC was an immensely prolific writer at a colossally high level (his book on St.Thomas Aquinas, for instance, has often been reckoned as the best introduction to its subject by people who knew what they were saying). Most of his work is online: http://www.gkc.org.uk/gkc/books/index.html

Meanwhile, I have a suggestion. If you are curious to read something of mine, why not this lot? http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/fabio_p_barbieri/ A bit less politics that way.

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