poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton

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"Lepanto" is a narrative poem by G. K. Chesterton that celebrates the 1571 naval victory of the Holy League over the Ottoman Empire with vivid, martial imagery and a strongly Catholic, heroic tone.

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instanceOf narrative poem
poem
author G. K. Chesterton
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublishedIn The Ballad of the White Horse and Other Poems
genre narrative poetry
religious poetry
war poetry
hasForm stanzaic
hasTitle Lepanto
influenced Catholic war poetry in the 20th century
language English
literaryMovement Catholic literary revival
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
meter irregular
notableFor celebratory depiction of the Holy League victory
strongly Catholic perspective
vivid martial imagery
originalPublicationYear 1911
partOf G. K. Chesterton's poetic works
portrays John of Austria (the Elder)
surface form: Don John of Austria

Philip II of Spain
Pope Pius V
Selim II
surface form: Sultan Selim II
religiousPerspective Catholic
settingPlace Gulf of Patras
settingTime 1571
style alliterative
highly rhythmic
imagistic
subject Battle of Lepanto
Catholic heroism
Catholic–Ottoman conflicts
surface form: Christian–Ottoman conflicts

Holy League
Ottoman Empire
naval warfare
theme Christian unity
civilizational conflict
courage in battle
divine providence
holy war
leadership
sacrifice
tone heroic
martial
triumphalist
writer G. K. Chesterton

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Battle of Lepanto mentionedIn poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton