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Locality, patriotism and nationalism: Historical imagination and G. K. Chesterton's literary works (England).

机译：地区性，爱国主义和民族主义：历史想象力和切斯特顿（G. K. Chesterton）的文学作品（英格兰）。

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G. K. Chesterton (1874--1936) was an English journalist, novelist, poet, critic, and Catholic apologist whose literary production was extensive and varied. Much has been written on Chesterton's distinctive approach to writing: the use of paradox, the attempt to see familiar things in an unfamiliar way, and a tendency to generalize that could produce inaccuracies of detail along with piercing insights. Since he wrote in a time when the writing of history was taking on a greater importance than previously, Chesterton naturally developed attitudes toward this branch of human activity.; This dissertation will examine a selection of Chesterton's novels, poetry, and literary criticism and outline the distinctive philosophy of history that emerges from these writings. Specifically, I contend that Chesterton's recurring use of the themes of locality, patriotism, and nationalism embody a distinctive understanding of what gives history its coherence. Chapter 1 provides a clarification of the terms locality, patriotism, and nationalism along with an overview of the critical commentary that touches on Chesterton's specifically historical ideas. I refer to the ideas of Hobsbawm, Gellner, and Millon-Delsol to provide a point of reference from figures in the historical profession as opposed to the literary. Chapter 2 examines the influence of Chesterton's literary predecessors William Cobbett and Sir Walter Scott along with the influence of his literary contemporaries Belloc, Shaw, and H. G. Wells. The chapter puts these influences in the context of nineteenth century historical writing with an examination of the historians Buckle, Lecky, Green, Froude, and Acton. Chapter 3 examines the way that Chesterton's philosophy of history is articulated in his literary criticism. Specifically, his studies of the Victorian Age in Literature, his criticism of Dickens and Chaucer reflect the essential role he gives to locality in the expression of distinctive qualities of the medieval and Victorian periods of English history. Chapter 4 examines Chesterton's creative writing as it expresses his philosophy of history. Three novels: The Ball and the Cross, The Napoleon of Notting Hill, and The Man Who Was Thursday, and two poems: "Lepanto" and "The Ballad of the White Horse", reflect the importance of locality as a key source of human motivation. I contend that this motivation, given expression in patriotic or nationalistic activity, is essential to Chesterton's ability to find coherence in history. Chapter 5 looks ahead to three writers who were influenced by Chesterton's philosophy of history: Christopher Dawson, Evelyn Waugh, and Marshall McLuhan. Further, I examine some of the most influential trends in the theory and practice of historiography in our own day and point out the parallels with Chesterton's approach. The study concludes that Chesterton's emphasis on locality is the hallmark of his historical philosophy in that it blends the concepts of free will, specificity, and creatureliness which he uses to make sense of history.
机译：切斯特顿（G. K. Chesterton，1874--1936年）是一位英语记者，小说家，诗人，评论家和天主教辩护者，其文学作品广泛而多样。关于切斯特顿独特的写作方法，已经写了很多文章：悖论的使用，以不熟悉的方式看待熟悉的事物的尝试，以及趋于概括的趋势，这些细节可能会导致细节上的错误以及深刻的见解。自从他在历史写作比以往任何时候都更重要的时代写作以来，切斯特顿自然就对人类活动的这一分支产生了态度。本论文将研究切斯特顿的小说，诗歌和文学评论选集，并概述从这些著作中出现的独特历史哲学。具体而言，我认为切斯特顿对地方性，爱国主义和民族主义主题的反复使用体现了对使历史具有连贯性的独特理解。第1章对地方性，爱国主义和民族主义等术语进行了澄清，并对涉及切斯特顿特定历史思想的批评性评论进行了概述。我参考霍布斯鲍姆（Hobsbawm），盖尔纳（Gellner）和米隆·德尔索（Millon-Delsol）的思想，以提供历史专业人物而非文学人物的参考。第2章研究了切斯特顿文学前辈威廉·科贝特（William Cobbett）和沃尔特·斯科特爵士（Sir Walter Scott）的影响，以及他同时代文学家贝洛克（Boloc），肖（Shaw）和H. G.威尔斯（H. G. Wells）的影响。本章通过对历史学家Buckle，Lecky，Green，Froude和Acton的考察，将这些影响放在19世纪的历史著作中。第三章考察了切斯特顿的历史哲学在文学批评中的表达方式。具体来说，他对维多利亚时代文学的研究，对狄更斯和乔uc的批评反映了他在表达中世纪和维多利亚时期英国历史独特品质方面对当地的重要作用。第四章考察了切斯特顿表达其历史哲学的创造力。三本小说：《球与十字架》，《诺丁山的拿破仑》和《星期四的男人》，以及两首诗：《勒潘托》和《白马之歌》，反映了当地作为人类重要来源的重要性。动机。我认为，这种动机在爱国主义或民族主义活动中得到了体现，对于切斯特顿在历史上找到连贯性的能力至关重要。第五章展望了受到切斯特顿历史哲学影响的三位作家：克里斯托弗·道森，伊芙琳·沃和马歇尔·麦克卢汉。此外，我考察了当今史学理论和实践中一些最有影响力的趋势，并指出了与切斯特顿方法相似的地方。该研究得出的结论是，切斯特顿强调地方性是他的历史哲学的标志，因为它融合了他用来理解历史的自由意志，特殊性和人性的概念。

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  • 作者

    McCleary, Joseph Robert, Jr.;

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    The Catholic University of America.;

  • 授予单位 The Catholic University of America.;
  • 学科 Literature English.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2005
  • 页码 222 p.
  • 总页数 222
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 I561;
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