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The Man Who Was Thursday

AUTHOR Chesterton, G. K.
PUBLISHER Ignatius Press (09/21/2004)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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This edition of Chesterton's masterpiece and most famous novel, The Man Who Was Thursday, explicates and enriches the complete text with extensive footnotes, together with an introductory essay on the metaphysical meaning of Chesterton's profound allegory. Martin Gardner sees the novel's anarchists as symbols of our God-given free will, and the mysterious Sunday as representing Nature, with its strange mixture of good and evil when considered as distinct from God, as a mask hiding the transcendental face of the creator. The book also includes a bibliography listing the novel's many earlier editions and stage dramatizations, as well as numerous illustrations that further illuminate the text. Illustrated

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ISBN-13: 9781586170424
ISBN-10: 1586170422
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 289
Carton Quantity: 32
Product Dimensions: 5.36 x 0.97 x 8.06 inches
Weight: 0.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Annotated, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Fiction | Classics
Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense
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Reading Level: 0
Point Value: 0
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: FIC
Library of Congress Control Number: 2004107153
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This edition of Chesterton's masterpiece and most famous novel, The Man Who Was Thursday, explicates and enriches the complete text with extensive footnotes, together with an introductory essay on the metaphysical meaning of Chesterton's profound allegory. Martin Gardner sees the novel's anarchists as symbols of our God-given free will, and the mysterious Sunday as representing Nature, with its strange mixture of good and evil when considered as distinct from God, as a mask hiding the transcendental face of the creator. The book also includes a bibliography listing the novel's many earlier editions and stage dramatizations, as well as numerous illustrations that further illuminate the text. Illustrated

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Author: Chesterton, G. K.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England, in 1874. He went on to study art at the Slade School, and literature at University College in London. Chesterton wrote a great deal of poetry, as well as works of social and literary criticism. Among his most notable books are "The Man Who Was Thursday", a metaphysical thriller, and "The Everlasting Man", a history of humankind's spiritual progress. After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics such as "Orthodoxy" and "Heretics". Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective character Father Brown, who first appeared in "The Innocence of Father Brown". Chesterton died in 1936 at the age of 62.
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