Last year I bought an Ignatius Press edition of G. K. Chesterton's "Lepanto." This particular edition, edited by Dale Ahlquist, included explanatory notes and commentary.
I had read the poem before, but this book brought the poem to life.
The wonderful notes explained references and context, and linked the poem to passages from Chesterton's other works. Brandon Rogers nicely explained the background for the poem, Colonel Melvin Kriesel offered a military analysis of the battle, William Cinfici describe the aftermath, and Dale provided some analysis of the poem. The edition also includes two of Chesterton's essays - "The True Romance" and "If Don John of Austria Had Married Mary Queen of Scots."
A happy buy; a happy read.
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