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Category Archives: Vile Bodies
Death of a Waugh Fan
The papers have announced today the death of singer-songwriter David Bowie (1947-2016). He was just 2 days past his 69th birthday. Bowie was unusually widely read for a popular musician, and one of his fans posted the list of his 100 favorite … Continue reading
English Men of Letters
Critic and novelist D.J. Taylor’s new study The Prose Factory: Literary Life in England since 1918 is being reviewed in advance of its January 7th U.K. publication date. The book is primarily devoted to those who made their livings as men (or … Continue reading
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Tagged D.J. Taylor; The Prose Factory; men of letters, The Times
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David Bowie, Waugh Fan (more)
In an earlier post, David Bowie’s appreciation of Waugh’s work was noted. An arts blogger (Dan Shepelavy) offers additional information. According to his article “Bright Young Things, Part 2: Bowie Edition,” Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane was inspired by his reading of … Continue reading
Simon Winchester, Waugh Reader
This week’s “By the Book” column in the New York Times features an interview of British journalist and author Simon Winchester. His most recent book is entitled Pacific, a nonfiction work about that area of the world. In answer to the … Continue reading
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Tagged New York Times, Simon Winchester
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Waugh on Party Dresses
The Daily Telegraph has run an article by its Fashion Features Director containing advice on the choice of the appropriate party dress for various occasions during the upcoming holiday season. One bit of guidance offered is that by Evelyn Waugh: ‘Her clothes … Continue reading
Waugh’s Neoligisms
Novelist and critic D.J. Taylor contributed a column on neologisms to the Independent newspaper earlier this month. This was inspired by the release of the Collins dictionary’s latest list of the top new words for this year. These included “Corbynomics”, “dadbod” … Continue reading
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Tagged D.J.Taylor, Independent newspaper, neologisms
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Waugh and the Jesuits
The Jesuit magazine America runs an article in its latest issue about a recent conference on the Roman Catholic Literary Imagination. One of the participants, Mark Bosco, S.J., used the occasion to look back over the 20th century to identify writers … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Conferences, Edmund Campion, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged America, Mark Bosco, Martin D'Arcy, Philip Caraman, Society of Jesus
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Folio Society Issues New Edition of Vile Bodies
The Folio Society recently issued an illustrated edition of Waugh’s second novel, Vile Bodies. It has an introduction written “for this stylish new edition” by David Lodge, Honorary President of the Evelyn Waugh Society, and is illustrated by Kate Baylay. According to the Folio … Continue reading
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Waugh in North Devon
Following his recent appearance at the Appledore Literary Festival, Duncan McLaren has posted two new articles to his website. “Evelyn in Appledore” and “When Henry Met Evelyn” recount the details of Evelyn Waugh’s visit to that town where he worked on the second … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Vile Bodies
Tagged Appledore Literary Festival, Duncan McLaren, Henry Williamson
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