G.K. Chesterton
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| Title | : | The Ball and the Cross |
| Author | : | G.K. Chesterton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | November 22nd 1995 by Dover Publications (first published 1909) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Philosophy. Classics. Christian. Religion |
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Like much of G. K. Chesterton's fiction, The Ball and the Cross is both witty and profound, cloaking serious religious and philosophical inquiry in sparkling humor and whimsy. Serialized in the British publication The Commonwealth in 1905-06, Chesterton's second novel first appeared in book form in America in 1909, delighting and challenging readers with its heady mixture of fantasy, farce, and theology.The plot of The Ball and the Cross chronicles a hot dispute between two Scotsmen, one a devout but naive Roman Catholic, the other a zealous but naive atheist. Their fanatically held opinions—leading to a duel that is proposed but never fought—inspire a host of comic adventures whose allegorical levels vigorously explore the debate between theism and atheism.
Martin Gardner's superb introduction to The Ball and the Cross reveals the real-life debate between Chesterton and a famous atheist that provided inspiration for the story, and it explores some of the novel's possible allegorical meanings. Appraising the book's many intriguing philosophical qualities, Mr. Gardner alerts readers as well to the pleasures of its "colorful style . . . amusing puns and clever paradoxes . . . and the humor and melodrama of its crazy plot."
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| Original Title: | The Ball and the Cross |
| ISBN: | 0486288056 (ISBN13: 9780486288055) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | United Kingdom |
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Ratings: 4.03 From 2050 Users | 168 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books The Ball and the Cross
November 1, 2016A Review by Anthony T. Riggio of the Book "The Ball and the Cross" by G.K. ChestertonI purchased this (free) book in Kindle format from Amazon. I have heard a lot about Chesterton and his religious/philosophical views and was curious about his writing style. This book, The Ball and the Cross is an allegorical story showing the conflicts between good and evil and uses the relationship that develop a philosophical distain for one another's beliefs or lack thereof. The believerIt has been long enough since my first time reading it that I had forgotten quite a bit of what happens. Also I think I understood and appreciated it quite a bit more this time around, and may even further the next time.
November 1, 2016A Review by Anthony T. Riggio of the Book "The Ball and the Cross" by G.K. ChestertonI purchased this (free) book in Kindle format from Amazon. I have heard a lot about Chesterton and his religious/philosophical views and was curious about his writing style. This book, The Ball and the Cross is an allegorical story showing the conflicts between good and evil and uses the relationship that develop a philosophical distain for one another's beliefs or lack thereof. The believer
This book is not about the everyday world. It has little in common with the modern novels I am used to. It is not interested in exploring the nuances of introspection and social interaction. It seemed to me to be more like a farce with characters running around implausibly, saying witty, profound things. It also felt at times like a morality play with characters declaring their views on the state of the universe and of each other.In the end, it is its own sort of book, a book obsessed not with
My second Chesterton work has awakened in me a most wonderful kind of rage. It is the rage that drives a fervent Catholic to hurl a rock through the window of an editorial office. It is the rage with which an atheist prints blasphemy and logical syllogisms. The rage by which both men take up swords time and again to defend their views.On the other hand, Chesterton's gentlemanly prose exudes forgiveness. Similarly to The Man Who Was Thursday, the author paints a picture of the cosmos's workings
Probably the best of Chesterton's fiction that I have read. I think this book may be better than The Man Who Was Thursday. The society outlined in this book looks eerily like our own. The whole world has gone insane, yet it has placed the sane in the asylum. Chesterton does justice to the fact that there can be friendship between disagreeing parties, and this friendship can do more than all the battles to soften hearts and make them receptive to the grace of God.
Many reviewers have called this entire novel a confusing allegory, and even Chesterton himself confessed in later years that he was a bit confused by it. Nevertheless, the story of an atheist and an orthodox Roman Catholic trying to fight a duel over faith, despite continual police intervention, is amusing and interesting. Duels were decidedly uncouth in Edwardian England, as indeed was any public discussion of religion. Religion was a private matter, after all. The climax is a bit more
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