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The Ballad of the White Horse
Contributor(s): Chesterton, G. K. (Author)
ISBN: 0486475638     ISBN-13: 9780486475639
Publisher: Dover Publications
OUR PRICE:   $7.16  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Poetry | Epic
Dewey: 821.912
LCCN: 2010005024
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.26" W x 8.22" (0.35 lbs) 144 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
More than a thousand years ago, the ruler of a beleaguered kingdom saw a vision of the Virgin Mary that moved him to rally his chiefs and make a last stand. Alfred the Great freed his realm from Danish invaders in the year 878 with an against-all-odds triumph at the Battle of Ethandune. In this ballad, G. K. Chesterton equates Alfred's struggles with Christianity's fight against nihilism and heathenism--a battle that continues to this day.
One of the last great epic poems, this tale unfolds in the Vale of the White Horse, where Alfred fought the Danes in a valley beneath an ancient equine figure etched upon the Berkshire hills. Chesterton employs the mysterious image as a symbol of the traditions that preserve humanity. His allegory of the power of faith in the face of an invasive foe was much quoted in the dark days of 1940, when Britain was under attack by Nazis. This new edition offers an authoritative, inexpensive version of Chesterton's inspiring work.