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    San Francisco de Asís
    San Francisco de Asís
    San Francisco de Asís
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    San Francisco de Asís

    By Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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    "Me dirijo al hombre de la calle, escéptico pero también comprensivo, y mi única esperanza, bastante vaga por cierto, es que si abordo la biografía de este gran santo por el lado llamativo y popular que evidentemente tiene, tal vez logre que el lector perciba la coherencia de una personalidad intachable, al menos un poco mejor que antes; y que acometiendo su historia de esta manera, quizá vislumbre por qué el poeta que alababa a su señor el sol se escondía a menudo en una cueva oscura; por qué el santo, tan bondadoso con su hermano el lobo, era tan severo con su hermano el asno (como él mismo apodaba a su propio cuerpo); por qué se alejaba de las mujeres el trovador que confesaba abrasarse de amor; por qué se revolcaba deliberadamente en la nieve el cantor que se regocijaba con la fuerza y la viveza del fuego y por qué la poesía que exclama con pasión pagana: 'Alabado sea el Señor por nuestra hermana, la madre tierra, que nos da la hierba, frutos diversos y flores de intenso colorido' termina prácticamente con estas palabras: 'Alabado sea el Señor por nuestra hermana, la muerte del cuerpo'".
    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherEdiciones Encuentro
    Release dateJul 1, 2012
    ISBN9788499207889
    San Francisco de Asís
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    Gilbert Keith Chesterton

    Gilbert Keith Chesterton, más conocido como G. K. Chesterton, fue un escritor y periodista británico de inicios del siglo XX. Cultivó, entre otros géneros, el ensayo, la narración, la biografía, la lírica, el periodismo y el libro de viajes. Se han referido a él como el «príncipe de las paradojas».​ Fecha de nacimiento: 29 de mayo de 1874, Kensington, Londres, Reino Unido Fallecimiento: 14 de junio de 1936, Beaconsfield, Reino Unido

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    • 1/5
      A relentless hagiography quite in the style of the Medieval masters of the form. This book has little to aid to any in depth discussion of an interesting saint. Only for the devout, intent on gaining a grasp of the essential facts. My version was published in 1973. It was originally ground out in 1923.
    • 2/5
      This is not a biography but rather an essay through which St Francis runs like a thread. It presupposes some knowledge of the subject. It's readable and well written on a paragraph by paragraph basis and is often interesting.Chesterton has a habit of lapsing into flippant bigotry and spouting bollocks. Which is a shame. I would recommend this book to someone who agrees with his unsubstantiated opinions.
    • 4/5
      Describing Francis' death, Chesterton writes: "...there was a sudden stillness...for the stopping of the great heart that had not broken till it held the world." In a mere 150 pages, Chesterton captures a phenomenal character, making many interesting asides along the way. He (Chesterton) is without any equivocation an apologist for the Catholic Church, but he does it with the sort of grace that makes one think twice. I am happily Unitarian Universalist, but if I ever became a Catholic it would be because Chesterton led me there. (Though I recommend that the present Pope not hold his breath :-)
    • 4/5
      There were parts that irritated me because Chesterton seemed to be relishing dancing round a mulberry bush and never quite coming to the point. However, on the whole I enjoyed this miniature portrait of the great saint's life and philosophy. It certainly is not exhaustive, but entices one to want read more about him.

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