{"product_id":"gk-chesterton-london-and-modernity-areti-dragas-9781474275651","title":"G.K. Chesterton, London and Modernity","description":"\u003ci\u003eG. K. Chesterton, London and Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explore the persistent theme of the city in Chesterton's writing. Situating him in relation to both Victorian and Modernist literary paradigms, the book explores a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to address the way his imaginative investments and political interventions conceive urban modernity and the central figure of London. While Chesterton's work has often been valued for its wit and whimsy, this book argues that he is also a distinctive urban commentator, whose sophistication has been underappreciated in comparison to more canonical contemporaries. With chapters written by leading scholars in the field of 20th-century literature, the book also provides fresh readings and suggests new contexts for central texts such as \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Napoleon of Notting Hill\u003c\/i\u003e and the Father Brown stories. It also discusses lesser-known works, such as \u003ci\u003eManalive \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Club of Queer Trades\u003c\/i\u003e, drawing out their significance for scholars interested in urban representation and practice in the first three decades of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Areti Dragas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474275656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474275651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Areti Dragas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47200715800831,"sku":"9781474275651","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fc85c38-f165-4071-9bd3-7d9bc9bcb670.jpg?v=1756787670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gk-chesterton-london-and-modernity-areti-dragas-9781474275651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}