Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Orthodoxie

Pater Brown. Das Paradies der Diebe

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First published in 1925, "The Everlasting Man" by G. K. Chesterton is a powerful argument against the theories of evolution and comparative religion. Chesterton deeply disagreed with the view of animal and human evolution popularized by "The Outline of History" written by H. G. Wells in 1919. Wells argued that human civilization was nothing more than a logical progression from simple animal life and that Jesus Christ was no more than a charismatic leader. In Wells' view, the Christian religion was merely one amongst many and nothing more. Armed with persuasive arguments and research, Chesterton sought to prove that man was far more than just a special kind of animal and that Jesus was more than just a charismatic individual. Chesterton argues that humans are quite unlike any other animal on earth and have achieved more and understand more than would be possible without the presence of a divine creator. Christianity provides its believers with a true answer to the chaos and suffering the world experienced before Jesus brought his message to his disciples. "The Everlasting Man" made a lasting impression on such respected authors as C. S. Lewis and continues to inspire the faithful with its compelling defense of Christianity. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

The Everlasting Man

Heretics

The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911. Written in ballad form, the work has been described as one of the last great traditional epic poems ever written in the English language. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun under the auspices of God working through the agency of the Virgin Mary. In addition to being a narration of Alfred's military and political accomplishments, it is also considered a Roman Catholic allegory. Chesterton incorporates a significant amount of philosophy into the basic structure of the story. The poem consists of 2,684 lines of English verse. They are divided into stanzas, typically consisting of 4 to 6 lines each. The poem is based on the ballad stanza form, although the poem often departs significantly from it. Types of metrical feet are used more or less freely, although there is often basic repetition in a line. The rhyme scheme varies, often being ABCB or ABCCCB.

The Ballad of the White Horse

Nothing more strangely indicates an enormous and silent evil of modern society than the extraordinary use which is made nowadays of the word "orthodox." In former days the heretic was proud of not being a heretic. It was the kingdoms of the world and the police and the judges who were heretics. He was orthodox. He had no pride in having rebelled against them; they had rebelled against him. The armies with their cruel security, the kings with their cold faces, the decorous processes of State, the reasonable processes of law—all these like sheep had gone astray. The man was proud of being orthodox, was proud of being right.

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En este número de Texturas se pueden encontrar textos de Gilbert K. Chesterto, Nina George, Camilo Ayala Ochoa, John W. Maxwell, Manuel Gil, Lincoln Michel, Rachel Noorda, Thad McIlroy, Íñigo García Ureta, Eva Losada Casanova y Alberto Cerezuela.

Texturas 45: La locura y los libros

Horne Fisher ist das selbstbezeichnete »Schwarze Schaf« einer englischen Aristokratenfamilie. Er ist der Mann, der zu viel weiß; er kennt wie kein Zweiter die Motive und Abgründe der »oberen Zehntausend« und die moralische Anfälligkeit der Politiker. Im Unterschied zu seinem berühmten Kollegen, dem freundlichen und rechtschaffenen Pater Brown, ist er ein kühler Kopf und Zyniker. Mit bitterer, britischer Ironie begleiten wir Mr Fischer bei der Aufklärung der Mordfälle, Erpressungen und politischen Ränkespiele, die vorgeblich zum Schutze Englands und der Krone begangen werden, aber nur meist niederen Beweggründen entspringen. Der Band enthält 8 Kurzgeschichten: - Das Gesicht in der Schießscheibe (The Face in the Target) - Der verschwundene Prinz (The Vanishing Prince) - Die Seele eines Schulknaben (The Soul of the Schoolboy) - Der bodenlose Brunnen (The Bottomless Well) - Das Loch in der Mauer (The Hole in the Wall) - Die Liebhaberei eines Anglers (The Fad of the Fisherman) - Der Narr der Familie (The Temple of Silence) - Die Rache der Statue (The Vengeance of the Statue) »Ja, wissen Sie denn nicht«, bemerkte er ruhig, »dass ich der Narr der Familie bin?« »Muss eine kluge Familie sein«, sagte Harold March lächelnd. »Sehr hübsch gesagt«, erwiderte Fisher. »Das ist der Vorteil einer literarischen Laufbahn. Na, vielleicht ist es übertrieben, zu sagen, dass ich der Narr der Familie bin. Es genügt vielleicht zu sagen, dass ich der Schandfleck der Familie bin.« »Mir erscheint es merkwürdig, dass gerade Sie Ihrer Familie Schande bereiten sollten«, bemerkte der Journalist. »Worin haben Sie denn, wie man bei Prüfungen zu sagen pflegte, Ihren Lehrern Schande gemacht?« Null Papier Verlag www.null-papier.de

Der Gentleman-Detektiv

Der Mann, der zu viel wusste

Vater Brown ist ein englischer katholischer Pfarrer, der als Hobby Kriminalfälle löst. Dies gelingt ihm, indem er sich in den Täter hineinversetzt, dabei das Verbrechen selbst begeht, wie er sagt. Dabei ist er aber weniger daran interessiert, Verbrecher der irdischen Gerechtigkeit auszuliefern, sondern er will sie zu Gott führen; eine freiwillige Beichte des Täters genügt ihm. Dabei spielt es für ihn keine Rolle, welches Amt diese Person bekleidet. 12 Kurzgeschichten: - Das blaue Kreuz (The Blue Cross) - Der geheime Garten (The Secret Garden) - Die verdächtigen Tritte (The Queer Feet) - Die Sternschnuppen (The Flying Stars) - Der Unsichtbare (The Invisible Man) - Israel Gows Ehre (The Honour of Israel Gow) - Mißgestaltet (The Wrong Shape) - Die Sünden des Prinzen Saradin (The Sins of Prince Saradine) - Der Hammer Gottes (The Hammer of God) - Das Auge des Apoll (The Eye of Apollo) - Das Zeichen des zerbrochenen Schwertes (The Sign of the Broken Sword) - Die drei Todeswerkzeuge (The Three Tools of Death) Zwischen 1910 und 1935 erschienen neunundvierzig Erzählungen von Chesterton über Father Brown, zunächst in Zeitschriften und anschließend zusammengefasst in mehreren Bänden. Browns einziger Freund ist der ehemalige Trickdieb Hercule Flambeau, der, von Brown bekehrt, zum Privatdetektiv wird. Es gibt übrigens ein reales Vorbild für Father Brown: Father John O'Connor von St. Custherberts, Bradford. Er war der Pfarrer, der Chestertons Konversion zum katholischen Glauben leitete. Die Fälle des Vater Brown sind bereits mehrmals für Kino und TV verfilmt worden. In Deutschland ist besonders die Verkörperung durch Heinz Rühmann bekannt. Flambeau war in England. Die Polizei dreier Länder hatte endlich die Spuren des großen Verbrechers von Gent nach Brüssel und von Brüssel nach dem Hoek van Holland verfolgt; man mutmaßte, er würde die günstige Gelegenheit des Durcheinanders und des Fremdenandranges beim Eucharistischen Kongresse, der damals in London tagte, ausnützen. Wahrscheinlich würde er als irgendwelcher niedere Geistliche oder als eine Art von Kongreßsekretär reisen, aber gewiß konnte das natürlich Valentin nicht wissen; bei Flambeau war niemand sicher. Null Papier Verlag www.null-papier.de

Pater Browns Einfalt

Excerpt from The Ballad of the White Horse This ballad needs no historical notes, for the simple reason that it does not profess to be historical. All of it that is not frankly fictitious, as in any prose romance about the past, is meant to emphasize tradition rather than history. King Alfred is not a legend in the sense that King Arthur may be a legend; that is, in the sense that he may possibly be a lie. But King Alfred is a legend in this broader and more human sense, that the legends are the most important things about him. The cult of Alfred was a popular cult, from the darkness of the ninth century to the deepening twilight of the twentieth. It is wholly as a popular legend that I deal with him here. I write as one ignorant of everything, except that I have found the legend of a King of Wessex still alive in the land. I will give three curt cases of what I mean. A tradition connects the ultimate victory of Alfred with the valley in Berkshire called the Vale of the White Horse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Ballad of the White Horse (Classic Reprint)

Un romanzo visionario, paradossale, dissacrante. Per Chesterton il futuro è contrassegnato da un controllo esasperato sulla popolazione e da una sistematica privazione di libertà, un dominio sull'uomo dettato dai grandi potentati economici. Un "mondo nuovo" in cui anche l'alcool è bandito. Ma un capitano coraggioso si ribella allo stato delle cose e parte all'attacco con il suo incredibile "Pub volante". Un Pub che ha tutte le carte in regola per rivoluzionare il modo di vivere e di pensare della gente.

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