Thread 24677999

Is there any value in reading gk chesterton? I've seen him mentioned a few times but havent read him.

He's brilliant. At least read Orthodoxy:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Orthodoxy

someone post it

Zizek loves this guy

I just read Lepanto the other day. Magnificent poem. Between that and The Ballad Of The White Horse I almost think he's at his best as a poet. People talk about his theology, his essays, his short stories, his novels, all really good, but I've found his long poems to be spellbinding.

>>24678029
Why is /lit/ so obessed chesterton's ballad of the white horse yet completely ignore other historical epics like walter scott's work? Is it not tradcath enough for this board?

>>24678014
dugin does as well. he's mentioned in gaddis' agape agape and mccarthy's stella maris. etienne gilson considered him one of the wisest of all time (and said people couldn't see it because of his chummy style). borges loved him. auden had deep respect for him. but rightwing chuds are too fond of quoting him so snobs get the ick.

>>24678034
/lit/ spergs out when it encounters poetry because /lit/ doesn't read but especially doesn't read poetry. Chesterton writes light verse masquerading as heckin based trad epics. Makes you feel heckin based and trad without having to think a lot. Perfect for /lit/
>>24677999 (OP)
The Father Brown stories are cool. So are his essays. Spread them out, don't read them cover to cover, Chesterton's shtick is delightful in small doses but gets old quickly
>Many of England's finest gentlemen say that if X, then Y.
>Oho, but I say, if Y, then X!