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Routledge Rethinking G.K. Chesterton and Literary Modernism - Routledge

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This comprehensive study reexamines G.K. Chesterton's complex relationship with literary modernism, challenging the traditional view of their mutual hostility. Rather than accepting the standard narrative that Chesterton championed popular culture whilst modernists pursued elite aesthetics, this work reveals the depth and ambivalence of Chesterton's engagement with modernist writers and the reciprocal fascination modernists held for his work. Part of the Literary Texts and the Popular Marketplace series from Routledge, the book explores how parody, performance, and popular culture shaped both Chesterton's critique of modernism and modernist writers' responses to his ideas. By reconsidering this literary relationship through fresh critical lenses, the study opens new pathways for understanding early twentieth-century literary culture and the contested boundaries between high modernism and accessible popular writing.

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Routledge's volume 11 in the Literary Texts and the Popular Marketplace series provides scholarly analysis of Chesterton's modernist engagements.

The book challenges binary narratives by establishing the depth of Chesterton's complex relationship with leading modernist literary figures.

Analysis of parody and performance reveals how Chesterton navigated between popular culture and modernist literary aesthetics.

Explores the reciprocal fascination between Chesterton and modernist writers, moving beyond assumptions of simple opposition.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138678732
Category: Books > Subjects > Humour > Parodies
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 November 2017
Listed Since: 21 October 2016

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