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Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh Studies 56.3
Number 56.3 of Evelyn Waugh Studies has been issued and circulated to members. Here is a summary of its contents from Jamie Collinson: “…The feature essay happens to marry two of my own strongest interests – and ones I’d considered … Continue reading
4th of July (US) Roundup
–The Daily Telegraph has posted a letter from a reader who comments on Simon Heffer’s article on rereading Brideshead Revisited that was mentioned in our last posting: SIR – Simon Heffer suggests that Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited “isn’t that good … Continue reading
Juneteenth (US) Roundup
–Simon Heffer has written for the Daily Telegraph an article entitled: “Never mind the lavish TV series–Brideshead Revisited is a woefully overrated novel: Time has not improved Waugh’s celebrated classic, whose glamour disguises a surprisingly joyless vision of humanity”. The … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Lectures
Tagged Cricket, Daily Telegraph, Literary Review, Rising Tide Foundation
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Early June Roundup
–The British Medical Journal has posted an article from 1975 in which a professional psychiatrist reviews the 1957 novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. This appeared in the December 1975 issue of the professional magazine. The author is identified as … Continue reading
Roundup: Waugh in the Papers
–The papers last week reported that the James Tait Black literary awards for this year are in jeopardy due to a labor dispute at Edinburgh University. Here’s an excerpt from the Edinburgh Evening News: The UK’s oldest literary prize, which … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Letters, Men at Arms, Newspapers, Television, World War II
Tagged Androssan Herald, Edinburgh Evening News, The Spectator, The Times
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Bank Holiday (UK) Roundup
–The New Statesman has posted an article about the influence of the General Strike on British history. This is by Alwyn W. Turner and is entitled “When Britain fought for revolution.” Here are the opening paragraphs: A century on and … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Festivals, Miscellaneous, Newspapers
Tagged Financial Times, New Statesman, The Guardian
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End-of-the-Month Roundup
–The website Books Worth Reading has posted a brief, unsigned article entitled “Evelyn Waugh v. Modern Therapy Culture”. It opens with a discussion of Dostoyevsky’s works in which the characters seemed overwhelmed by what would now be considered mental health … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Internet, Items for Sale, Men at Arms, Newspapers, The Loved One, Wine in Peace and War
Tagged Books Worth Reading, Irish Times, MAGZTER.com, Wall Street Journal
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Roundup: Scoop Abides
–A religious journal in Australia has posted an article marking the 60th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death. This is by Michael Cook in The Catholic Weekly. Here’s an excerpt: …Waugh’s novels of the 20s and 30s portrayed the lives of … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Academia, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged London Review of Books, The Catholic Weekly, The Independent, The Miami Student
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60th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s Death: 10 April 1966
Several papers have posted remembrances of the anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death 60 years ago on 10 April 1966. Here are excerpts from the best two. –The one by Alexander Larman appeared in the Daily Telegraph and was reposted in … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Black Mischief, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Helena, Newspapers, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daily Express, Daily Telegraph, The Oldie, The Spectator
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Easter Roundup
–Jack Trotter has posted an essay on Waugh’s work in Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. This is entitled “Remembering Evelyn Waugh: Satirist and Defender of Moral Order.” It opens with this: Evelyn Waugh was the 20th century’s finest satirist … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers, Robbery Under Law
Tagged Chronicles, Financial Times, Modern Age, Muriel Spark, The Times
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