In the following excerpt, Kantra examines G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis, concentrating on their roles as religious satirists and Christian apologists.

In the following essay, Clipper observes that Chesterton followed the Romantic school of early twentieth-century literature.

In the following review, Porter explores the “Father Brown” stories as a tool used by Chesterton to demonstrate Christian perspectives.

In the following review, Robson maintains that Chesterton's detective stories deserve more serious critical attention than is customary for the genre.

In the following essay, Dooley demonstrates how Chesterton used satire in his poetry and prose not simply as a gently humorous device, but also as a persuasive tool backed by moral substance.

In the following essay, Priestman discusses Chesterton's use of the detective story format to explore theological issues.

In the following essay, Kirk compares the poetry and philosophies of T. S. Eliot and G. K. Chesterton, noting that although the two writers were both considered conservative, “Christian apologists” each approached Christianity via different, sometimes antagonistic, routes.

In the following review, Hayes and Tololyan consider Borges' use of “Chestertonian” themes in his own detective stories.

In the following essay, Petitpas examines the philosophical, Christian, and Romantic elements that influence both Chesterton's own poetry and his ideas about poetry in general.

In the following review, Sipe and Lamb note significant differences between the two priest detectives in Chesterton's and Greeley's stories.

In the following review, Knox describes Chesterton's writings as an outlet in which the author demonstrates his personal philosophies.

In the following review, Raubicheck discusses Chesterton's approach to allegory in his writings.

In the following review of works by and about G. K. Chesterton, the reviewer observes that Chesterton's The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses reveals the poet's talent as a “dignified” rhetorician as well as his flair for lively verse.

In the following essay, LeVay describes the historical events that Chesterton left out of his poem about the sixteenth-century battle between a Turkish and a Christian fleet in the Gulf of Lepanto.

In the following review of Chesterton's The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses, H. E. P. describes Chesterton as a patriotic poet whose facility with words usually overcomes any flaws in his verse.

In the following review, Cervo argues that Chesterton's Valentin character was created to personify those who would destroy the Catholic Church.

In the following review of Chesterton's Poems, Soule asserts that the poet takes refuge in “religious orthodoxy,” “banality and bravado” in order to avoid the discomfort of genuine feeling.

In the following excerpt, Benet gives a positive review of The Collected Poems of G. K. Chesterton, concluding that Chesterton's poetry in particular “communicates noble emotion.”

In the following review of Chesterton's Poems, the reviewer concludes that the volume contains both the “best and … worst” of Chesterton's works, and that Chesterton is a better poet than he is a prose writer.

In the following review of the Collected Poems, Clark emphasizes Chesterton's frequent use of paradox.