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The Bllad of the White Horse

By G.K. Chesterton The Ballad of the White Horse is one of the last great epic poems in the English language. On the one hand it describes King Alfred's battle against the Danes in 878. On the other hand it is a timeless allegory about the ongoing battle between Christianity and the forces of nihilistic heathenism. Filled with colorful characters, thrilling battles and mystical visions, it is as lively as it is profound. Chesterton incorporates brilliant imagination, atmosphere, moral concern, chronological continuity, wisdom and fancy. He makes his stanzas reverberate with sound.

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  • "By G.K. Chesterton The Ballad of the White Horse is one of the last great epic poems in the English language. On the one hand it describes King Alfred's battle against the Danes in 878. On the other hand it is a timeless allegory about the ongoing battle between Christianity and the forces of nihilistic heathenism. Filled with colorful characters, thrilling battles and mystical visions, it is as lively as it is profound. Chesterton incorporates brilliant imagination, atmosphere, moral concern, chronological continuity, wisdom and fancy. He makes his stanzas reverberate with sound."@en
  • "Alfred the Great was the seventh-century Saxon King of Wessex who—with the aid of God and the Virgin Mary—defended his land against the Vikings. Incorporating fact and legend, Chesterton's epic 1911 poem narrates Alfred's exploits on the battlefield. It may have provided inspiration for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings."
  • "A reproduction of G.K. Chesterton's "The Ballad of the White Horse" that is accompanied by Robert Austin's woodcuts and a thorough introduction to the epic poem."@en
  • "British writer G.K. Chesterton was an irrepressible jack-of-all-trades when it came to literature, producing popular works in virtually every genre. The Ballad of the White Horse is an epic poem detailing the triumphs and travails of Saxon King Alfred the Great. It is said that Chesterton spent more time on this poem than any other work, and some critics regard it as his finest poetic accomplishment."@en

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  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Christian poetry"@en
  • "Christian poetry"
  • "Historical poetry"
  • "Historical poetry"@en
  • "Epic poetry"
  • "Epic poetry"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Poezja historyczna angielska"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "English poetry"@en
  • "Poetry"
  • "Poetry"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Poezja średniowieczna"

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  • "The Bllad of the White Horse"@en
  • "Ballad of the White Horse"@en
  • "The Ballad of the White Horse"@en
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  • "Ballad of the white horse"
  • "La ballata del cavallo bianco"@it
  • "The ballad of the white horse"
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  • "The ballad of the white horse/ G. K. Chesterton"
  • "The ballad of the white horse / G.K. Chesterton"
  • "The Ballad of the white horse"
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