
Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge
'Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge' Summary
Das Buch besteht aus einer Sammlung von Essays, in denen Chesterton seine unorthodoxen Standpunkte zu einer Reihe von Themen darlegt. Er verteidigt den Wert des Unsinns, arguing dass er der Schlüssel zur wahren Weisheit ist. Er plädiert für Demut und zeigt auf, wie sie uns helfen kann, die Welt in ihrem ganzen Reichtum zu sehen. Er verteidigt Schundromane als eine Form von Unterhaltung und als Quelle von Inspiration. Er betrachtet die Planeten und zeigt, wie sie uns eine Vorstellung von der Größe und dem Wunder des Universums geben. Er ergründet das Wesen der Posse und zeigt, wie sie uns helfen kann, unsere eigenen Schwächen und die Welt mit Humor zu betrachten. Er reflektiert über die Bedeutung und die Gefahren unüberlegter Gelübde. Chesterton präsentiert seine Gedanken mit einem unverwechselbaren Stil, der geprägt ist von Witz, Ironie, Paradoxien und einer tiefen Liebe zur menschlichen Natur. Seine Essays laden den Leser zum Nachdenken und zum Schmunzeln ein und zeigen, dass auch im vermeintlich Unsinnigen eine tiefe Weisheit verborgen sein kann.Book Details
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
England
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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