The Poet and the Lunatics: Episodes in the Life of Gabriel Gale (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)
Description
A vivid, literary portrait of a singular life, this collection of episodes follows Gabriel Gale as his world tilts between imagination and instability, revealing how art can both illuminate and endanger the mind. Across a series of sharply observed scenes, the book explores the tensions between creativity and madness, the social forces that shape “genius,” and the fragile line separating inspiration from obsession. With Chesterton’s distinctive wit and dramatic sensibility, these stories read like stage-ready vignettes—intimate, unsettling, and deeply human. Ultimately, it’s a meditation on what we owe to the artist, what we fear in ourselves, and how language can become a refuge when reality grows unreliable.
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First Published
1929
Language
eng
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