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Introduction;
1. Northanger Abbey;
2. The return to Richardson;
3. Sense and Sensibility;
4. Pride and Prejudice;
5. Mansfield Park;
6. Emma;
7. Persuasion conclusion: nothing will come of nothing; Appendices; Index.
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Daniel M Witz
reviewed Jane Austen's Art of Memory on February 02, 2010 Jane Austen's Art of Memory
Heresy means a belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine and so a heretic would be a person holding such a belief or opinion. It's a word we don't use or hear much anymore, probably because we are afraid of certainty in religion. We prefer 'tolerance'. This trend was gaining ground in Chesteron's day. (Wouldn't you love to hear what he would have to say about our world today?!)
Heretics, I was surprised to read in this excellent lecture article by Dale Ahlquist, Chestertonian expert, is one of his most neglected books even though one of his more important. That is indeed a shame because it is superb! Each chapter is a mini-essay about one person, group, or trend which he is critiquing. Although I was only familiar with two individuals mentioned'George Bernard Shaw and Rudyard Kipling'most of Chesterton's main points were obvious enough and the quotes, as always, were magnificent!
Want to come back and read this slowly and carefully, making note of my favorite quotes.
Going on to something else now but planning to read Orthodoxy which is sort of like the sequel to Heretics as the former was written in response to the outcry which resulted from the publication of the latter.
EXCEPTIONAL!
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Jan 23, 2018: The thing I like best about G.K. Chesterton is the way he makes me stop short'and I do mean completely stop in my tracks'and say, "Wait, what did he just say?! Did he say what I think he said?"
Yes, he did! Once again, he made or helped me (not sure which) do a complete paradigm shift in my thinking. Lately I have struggled with how to advise my St. Vincent dePaul conference as to problem clients who deceive, scam, refuse to help themselves, etc. Given our limited resources this is cause for frustration to our members. The following quote may be some consolation for them. I know it gave me a new perspective on the situation:
"It is true that there is a thing crudely called charity, which means charity to the deserving poor; but charity to the deserving is not charity at all, but justice. It is the undeserving who require it, and the ideal either does not exist at all, or exists wholly for them."
I also LOVED his chapter on the newspapers. There is NOTHING new under the sun. He saw the American media for what it was back then. (sigh)
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