G. K. Chesterton, London and Modernity
- Title
- G. K. Chesterton, London and Modernity / edited by Matthew Beaumont and Matthew Ingleby.
- Published by
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
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- Description
- ix, 245 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "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 Resurrection of Rome, drawing out their significance for scholars interested in urban representation and practice in the first three decades of the twentieth century"--
- "Leading scholars explore the insistent presence of the city of London in the writings of G.K. Chesterton"--
- Series statement
- Bloomsbury studies in the city
- Uniform title
- Bloomsbury studies in the city.
- Subject
- Contents
- Introduction / Matthew Ingleby -- 1. Why Chesterton Loved London / Michael D. Hurley -- 2. The Chestertonian City: A Singularly Plural Approach / Lynne Hapgood -- 3. Signs Taken for Wonders: Adverts and Sacraments in Chesterton's London / Mark Knight -- 4. Chesteron, Machen and the Invisible City / Nick Freeman -- 5. The Knight Errant in the Street: Chesterton, Childe Roland and the City / Matthew Beaumont -- 6. Queer Clubs and Queer Trades: G.K. Chesteron, Homosociality and the City / Merrick Burrow -- 7. Chesterton and the Romance of Burglary / Matthew Ingleby -- 8. A Playground for Adults: Urban Recreation in Chesterton's Detective Fiction / Michael Shallcross -- 9. Estranging the Everyday: G.K. Chesterton's Urban Modernism / Colin Cavendish-Jones -- 10. Distributism and the City / Matthew Taunton -- Afterword: The Unremarkable Chesterton / Julian Wolfreys.
- Call number
- JFE 14-1723
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Title
- G. K. Chesterton, London and Modernity / edited by Matthew Beaumont and Matthew Ingleby.
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
- Type of content
- text
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Series
- Bloomsbury studies in the city
- Bloomsbury studies in the city.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Added author
- Beaumont, Matthew, 1972- editor.
- Ingleby, Matthew, editor.
- LCCN
- 2013033617
- ISBN
- 9781780937069 (hardback)
- 1780937067 (hardback)
- 9781780935805 (ebk - ePUB)
- 1780935803 (ebk - ePUB)
- 9781780936833 (ebk - ePDF)
- 1780936834 (ebk - ePDF)
- Research call number
- JFE 14-1723