Lepanto Chesterton G. K.Paperback
Lepanto Chesterton G. K.Paperback Edited by Dale AhlquistHilaire Belloc called "Lepanto" Chesterton's greatest poem and the greatest poem of his generation. The poem is fully annotated, and is…
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Lepanto Chesterton G. K.Paperback
Edited by Dale AhlquistHilaire Belloc called "Lepanto" Chesterton's greatest poem and the greatest poem of his generation. The poem is fully annotated, and is supplemented with two interesting essays by Chesterton himself. But not only have English classes neglected this masterpiece of rhyme and meter, History classes have neglected the story of the pivotal battle upon which the poem is based.This book brings together the poem, the historical background of the famous battle, a riveting account of the battle itself, and a discussion of its historical consequences.
Here is the story behind the modern conflict between Christianity and Islam, between Protestant and Catholic Europe, and the origin of the Feast of the Holy Rosary. A Well-known Chesterton expert, Dale Ahlquist, has gathered together all the insightful commentaries and explanatory notes.