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Category Archives: Brideshead Revisited
Two Essays: Orwell’s Comic Novels and Waugh’s Oxford
There are two well written and interesting essays this week relating to Waugh. The first is by Jonathan Clarke and appears in the quarterly City Journal. This is entitled “Orwell’s Humor” and relates mainly to his two 1930 comic novels … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Fiction, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged City Journal, Daisy Dunn, George Orwell, Jonathan Clarke, The Oldie
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Mid-May Roundup
—The Guardian, apparently in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the serialized publication of Waugh’s diaries, has posted a brief introduction by Chris Hall. Here’s an excerpt: The year 1973 saw a big serialisation of the private diaries of Evelyn … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Roundup
–Nicholas Lezard writing in the New Statesman calls on Basil Seal to explain why asparagus (now coming into season in northerly climates) is the most sexy vegetable: … like all things sexy, it trembles on the edge of exploitation. In … Continue reading
Christie’s Online Sale of Waugh Presentation Copies
Christie’s has issued a catalogue for the sale of several Waugh editions from the collection of William S Reese. Here’s the general description: The themes of Part Three of The Private Collection of William S. Reese include fine art, Yale … Continue reading
Toffs Floribundi: Costume Drama, Oxford and Brexit
–On the occasion on the release of a new Downton Abbey film, The Times has devoted several articles to the costume drama as a genre. These begin with Robert Crampton defining the genre. From his perspective, a costume drama must … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Internet, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Simon Kuper, The Times, UnHerd.com
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New Brideshead Adaptation “Shelved”
According to the entertainment news website IndieWire, Luca Guadagnino has confirmed in an interview that the planned TV series remake of Brideshead Revisited has been shelved. Here’s an excerpt from the story by Samantha Bergeson: …director Guadagnino […] confirmed that … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Television
Tagged IndieWire, Luca Guadagnino, Theplaylist.net
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Derek Granger: This Sunday in Eastbourne
Derek Granger, producer of the Granada TV series Brideshead Revisited will appear this Sunday, 24 April at 2 pm in Eastbourne College. He is 101 tomorrow, Saturday, 23 April. He will be in conversation with David Grindley at Eastbourne. Here … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Events
Tagged Derek Granger, Eastbourne College
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Tax Day Roundup
–Writing in The Tablet, former Anglican priest Chris Moody provides a remembrance of Septimus Waugh. He begins by recounting a visit, shortly before Septimus’s recent death, where Moody showed him the photo of his latest work as installed in an … Continue reading
Amis (Pronounced “Ames”) Centenary
The Daily Telegraph has posted an article by Jake Kerridge marking the centenary of Kingsley Amis. This will occur later this month. The article is entitled “Why misogynist Kingsley Amis is too good to cancel” and opens with this: In … Continue reading
Avoidance of Class
Novelist Philip Hensher has posted an essay on the website UnHerd.com that discusses the disappearance of social class distinctions as a topic in contemporary novels. He begins by noting that his students show reluctance to use class as a character … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited
Tagged Philip Hensher, Social Class, UnHerd.com
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