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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Roundup: Great Writers and Happy Danes
–A Korean language paper Seoul Ilbo recently published a background article on Denmark, explaining its reputation as the happiest country in the world. This appeared among its sources for the article: Also, unlike other Nordics, Danes are known for being … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford, Ronald Knox
Tagged America, Donna Tartt, New Republic, Rick Stein, Seoul Ilbo
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AN Wilson Returns to Brideshead
The Oldie joins the Spectator in commemorating this week’s 40th anniversary of the 1981 Granada TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. They send critic and novelist AN Wilson back to have another look. He begins by noting Waugh’s main themes: the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Sword of Honour
Tagged A N Wilson, The Oldie
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Granada TV Adaptation Celebrated in the Spectator
The Spectator has published an article marking the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Granada TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited. This is by literary critic Mark McGinness. It opens with a description of the state of mind of potential UK viewers … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television
Tagged Mark McGinness, The Spectator
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Columbus Day Roundup
—The Independent newspaper collected from its readers book titles that played on the titles of older books. These were published in a recent article by John Rentoul. One of Waugh’s was selected: 8. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Events, Interviews, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers
Tagged American Greatness, Duncan McLaren, FlashBak.com, New York Public Library, The Independent, Wall Street Journal
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Robert Murray Davis (1934-2021) R.I.P.
Robert Murray Davis, one of the leading academic scholars of Evelyn Waugh and his works, has died in Arizona on 11 September 2021 at the age of 87. The following obituary has appeared as well as a related story in … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Newspapers
Tagged Boonville Daily News, Robert Murray Davis
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End-of-the-Month Roundup
–The Daily Telegraph is about to bring back its Way of the World column. This was a home of irreverent political satire from 1955 when it was started by Michael Wharton until 2008 when Craig Brown gave it up. In … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged BritBox, Daily Telegraph, Die Welt, Guardian, The Economist
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Autumnal Equinox Roundup
–The Sydney Morning Herald has posted an article by Tony Wright entitled: “In memory of cleft sticks and the frustrations of sending a story.” It opens with this: There were times in strange places when I longed for a cleft … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged New Criterion, New Republic, New York Times, Sydney Morning Herald, University of Dayton
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“Brideshead Regained” Again
The Italian religious webpage Radio Spada has posted a review of the 2003 “sequel” to Brideshead Revisited. This somewhat misbegotten volume was written by Michael Johnston as an intended celebration of Waugh’s centenary. As explained in the article, the book … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Brideshead Regained, Michael Johnston, Radio Spada
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