The anti-modernism of Chesterton's modernism

This essay considers G.K. Chesterton's relationship with Modernism and how it can be seen primarily in "The Man who was Thursday". It will be seen that he shared many modernist concerns and exhibited literary features resembling other modernist texts, yet differs in the conclusion tha...

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Main Author: Teh, Ernest Yung Ern
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59395
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:This essay considers G.K. Chesterton's relationship with Modernism and how it can be seen primarily in "The Man who was Thursday". It will be seen that he shared many modernist concerns and exhibited literary features resembling other modernist texts, yet differs in the conclusion that he finally brings across through these methods.