- EAN13
- 9782385822903
- Éditeur
- Quick Read
- Date de publication
- 26/04/2024
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9782385822903
- Fichier EPUB, libre d'utilisation
- Fichier Mobipocket, libre d'utilisation
- Lecture en ligne, lecture en ligne
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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 7 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 18 minutes
"The Ball and the Cross" is a novel by G. K. Chesterton that delves into the
clash between rationalism and Christianity. Serialized from 1905 to 1906 and
published in 1909, the story begins with debates between Professor Lucifer and
a monk named Michael. The narrative then unfolds into a duel, both figurative
and somewhat literal, between a Jacobite Catholic named Evan Maclan and an
atheist Socialist named James Turnbull. The novel is argued to be more
sympathetic to Maclan, although it also portrays him as somewhat extreme.
Similarly, Turnbull is presented in a sympathetic light, and the dueling duo
develops a partnership that evolves into friendship. The real antagonist is
the outside world, which tries to prevent the duel over religious beliefs.
Many have drawn parallels between the novel and Chesterton's public debates
over religion with his friend, George Bernard Shaw. The novel is available as
an etext at G. K. Chesterton's Works on the Web and at Project Gutenberg. Dale
Ahlquist has also delivered a lecture on "The Ball and the Cross" as part of
the "Chesterton 101" series by the American Chesterton Society.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 7 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 18 minutes
"The Ball and the Cross" is a novel by G. K. Chesterton that delves into the
clash between rationalism and Christianity. Serialized from 1905 to 1906 and
published in 1909, the story begins with debates between Professor Lucifer and
a monk named Michael. The narrative then unfolds into a duel, both figurative
and somewhat literal, between a Jacobite Catholic named Evan Maclan and an
atheist Socialist named James Turnbull. The novel is argued to be more
sympathetic to Maclan, although it also portrays him as somewhat extreme.
Similarly, Turnbull is presented in a sympathetic light, and the dueling duo
develops a partnership that evolves into friendship. The real antagonist is
the outside world, which tries to prevent the duel over religious beliefs.
Many have drawn parallels between the novel and Chesterton's public debates
over religion with his friend, George Bernard Shaw. The novel is available as
an etext at G. K. Chesterton's Works on the Web and at Project Gutenberg. Dale
Ahlquist has also delivered a lecture on "The Ball and the Cross" as part of
the "Chesterton 101" series by the American Chesterton Society.
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