British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (18741936) expounded prolifically about his wideranging philosophieshe is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative," for instanceacross a wide variety of avenues he was an arts critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet. His witty, humorous style earned him the title of the "prince of paradox," and his works80 books and nearly 4,000 essaysremain among the most beloved in the English language. Chesterton clashed vociferously and frequently with George Bernhard Shaw, his greatest intellectual "enemy," once calling the Irish playwright "most savagely serious man of his time." This 1909 critique of Shaws work and attitudes is considered one of the best works of cultural criticism ever written, and certainly the best book on Shaw. Exploring the writers work through the perspectives of his various personasthe Irishman, the Puritan, the Progressive, the Critic, the Dramatist, and the PhilosopherChesterton, with brutal grace and devastating humor, shreds Shaws grimness and illiberalism. This is essential reading for those seeking the best English literature has to offer.

Binding: Paperback;120 pages; Publisher: Cosimo Inc.; Classification: N/A; Weight: 308.24 g; Dimensions: N/A

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