Verteidigung Des Unsinns, Der Demut, Des Schundromans Und Anderer Mißachteter Dinge

Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge

by Gilbert K. Chesterton

In "Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge" verteidigt Gilbert K. Chesterton mit scharfem Witz und geistreichem Argumenten scheinbar unsinnige Dinge wie Schundromane, Planeten, Posse, Demut und unüberlegte Gelübde. Sein Stil ist geprägt von Ironie und Paradoxien, die den Leser zum Nachdenken anregen und zum Schmunzeln bringen. Chesterton zeigt, dass selbst das vermeintlich Unsinnige einen Sinn und eine Bedeutung haben kann, wenn man es mit offenen Augen betrachtet.

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Chesterton wrote around 80 books, several hundred poems, some 200 short stories, 4,000 essays (mostly newspaper columns), and several plays. He was a literary and social critic, historian, playwright,...

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