The Ballad of the White Horse
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About This Book
The Ballad of the White Horseis 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, and hurries his readers into the...
Chapters (11)
- THE BALLAD OF THE WHITE HORSE
- Prefatory Note
- DEDICATION
- BOOK I. THE VISION OF THE KING
- BOOK II. THE GATHERING OF THE CHIEFS
- BOOK III. THE HARP OF ALFRED
- BOOK IV. THE WOMAN IN THE FOREST
- BOOK V. ETHANDUNE: THE FIRST STROKE
- BOOK VI. ETHANDUNE: THE SLAYING OF THE CHIEFS
- BOOK VII. ETHANDUNE: THE LAST CHARGE
- BOOK VIII. THE SCOURING OF THE HORSE
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