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Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC *SG (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox." ''Time'' magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out."〔.〕 Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown,〔O'Connor, John. (''Father Brown on Chesterton,'' ) Frederick Muller Ltd., 1937.〕 and for his reasoned apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognized the wide appeal of such works as ''Orthodoxy'' and ''The Everlasting Man''.〔 Chesterton, as a political thinker, cast aspersions on both Progressivism and Conservatism, saying, "The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected."〔.〕 Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian, and came to identify this position more and more with Catholicism, eventually converting to Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism. George Bernard Shaw, Chesterton's "friendly enemy" according to ''Time'', said of him, "He was a man of colossal genius."〔 Biographers have identified him as a successor to such Victorian authors as Matthew Arnold, Thomas Carlyle, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and John Ruskin.〔Ker, Ian (2011). ''G. K, Chesterton: A Biography.'' Oxford University Press, p. 485.〕 ==Early life== Chesterton was born in Campden Hill in Kensington, London, the son of Marie Louise (Grosjean) and Edward Chesterton.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=G. K. Chesterton )〕〔Haushalter, Walter M. (1912). ("Gilbert Keith Chesterton," ) ''The University Magazine,'' Vol. XI, p. 236.〕 He was baptized at the age of one month into the Church of England,〔Ker (2011), p. 1.〕 though his family themselves were irregularly practising Unitarians.〔Ker (2011), p. 13.〕 According to his autobiography, as a young man Chesterton became fascinated with the occult and, along with his brother Cecil, experimented with Ouija boards. Chesterton was educated at St Paul's School, then attended the Slade School of Art in order to become an illustrator. The Slade is a department of University College London, where Chesterton also took classes in literature, but did not complete a degree in either subject. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「G. K. Chesterton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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