The Ballad of the White Horse - April 2023

Join us on April 23, 2023 at Ivy Hall!     More details below...

Join the Society for our monthly meeting in April when we will discuss Chesterton's epic poem, The Ballad of the White Horse. This brilliant piece contains many great lessons for our modern age, such as in the following lines:

"And though skies alter and empires melt,
This word shall still be true:
If we would have the horse of old,
Scour ye the horse anew."

What does that mean? Come to the meeting to find out! RSVP below.

If you need a copy of the book, it is available online in many places, but some of our members had some particular recommendations, below the jump.

Firstly, there is the Ignatius Press edition with highly-regarded notes by Sister Bernadette Sheridan.

Alternatively, the 100th anniversary edition for sale from the Chesterton Society also comes very well recommended, for both its presentation and notes.

Finally, English poet and troubadour Malcolm Guite has a complete reading of the poem which you can access via the following links:

• The 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​

However you choose to access the poem, be sure to take notes with any questions or insights that arise, so we can have a fruitful discussion in April! 

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WHEN:

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Sunday evenign
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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WHERE:

International Institute for Culture

​Ivy Hall
6331 Lancaster Avenue
​Philadelphia, PA 19151
Visit the IIC's website

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