Is Chesterton the greatest "man of letters" in the

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2016-05-25 06:25:16 Post No. 8081661
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:25:16 Post No. 8081661 [Report]

Is Chesterton the greatest "man of letters" in the history of the English language?

There were better poets, better writers, better essayists, better dramatists, better critics, and better philosophers, but I'm not sure there's anyone else who could do every one of those things at the level he could do them. He seems to have mastered all possible uses of the written word.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:26:16 Post No.8081663
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:26:16 Post No.8081663 [Report]

He knew how to drop a fat beat, that's for sure.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:27:54 Post No.8081668
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:27:54 Post No.8081668 [Report]

hm... maybe

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:31:57 Post No.8081684
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:31:57 Post No.8081684 [Report]

>>8081661
Chesterton is a really interesting figure, and one of the most intriguing jacks of all trades of our modern era. His ability to do so much in so many fields is astounding, and I think it's cool that he managed to actually contribute to every one of his interests and hobbies.

I'm not a huge fan, but the best modern analogue is probably Chomsky. STEM equivalent is Feynman, I guess.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:35:55 Post No.8081702
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:35:55 Post No.8081702 [Report]

He was the best kind of fat person

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:37:28 Post No.8081707
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 06:37:28 Post No.8081707 [Report]

>>8081702
he even self-inserted himself as a fat god :^)