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Category Archives: Rossetti: His Life and Works
Pre-Raphaelite Exhibit at the Tate Britain (More)
An article in The Times reviews the upcoming exhibit of the Rossettis. (See previous post.) This is by Laura Freeman who cites Waugh’s earliest published work. Here’s excerpt from the beginning paragraphs: …I’m not alone in my pre-Raphaelite prejudice. Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Rossetti: His Life and Works
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Daylight Savings (UK) Roundup: Pre-Raphaelites at the Tate Britain
–Tate Britain has mounted a major exhibit of Pre-Raphaelite painting of and by Elizabeth Siddal. This is described in an article by Iona McLaren in the Daily Telegraph: For modern readers, accustomed to the legend of Siddal as the “meek, unconscious dove” … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, Ninety-Two Days, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Scoop
Tagged Pre-Raphaelites, Tate Britain, The Catholic Weekly, The Daily Telegraph, The London Magazine, The Namibian, The Times
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Boxing Day Roundup
–Penguin have announced the issuance of a new edition of Waugh’s first book Rossetti: His Life and Work. This will be in the Penguin Modern Classics series and will be issued in the UK in April 2022. It will be … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Scott-King's Modern Europe, Vile Bodies
Tagged b/o/i, Books & Boots, Catholic Herald, Los Angeles Review of Books, Penguin Books
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Summer Solstice Roundup
–Peter Quennell may be having a revival. Duncan McLaren (see previous post) has now been joined by A N Wilson in recounting his career. Wilson in a memoir posted by The Oldie discusses several first hand meetings he had with … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Letters, Newspapers, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged A N Wilson, The Critic, The Hollywood Reporter, The Independent (Ireland), The Oldie, TLS
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Peter Quennell: Reviewer and Rival
Two recent articles by Duncan McLaren have been devoted to Peter Quennell. Waugh had developed a particular dislike of Quennell (similar to that he had of other literary critics such as Alan Pryce-Jones and Edmund Wilson). The acquaintanceship between Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Festivals, Newspapers, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Daily Mail, Duncan McLaren
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Waugh and Pre-Raphaelites at Yale
The New Criterion’s website has posted an article about an exhibit at the Yale Center for British Art entitled “Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement”. The article is written by Stephen Schmalhofer and opens with this: … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Decline and Fall, Events, Newspapers, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged New Criterion, Stephen Schmalhofer, Yale Center for British Art
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Late January Roundup
–The New York Times, in a recent column in its By The Book series, interviewed dramatist and gay health rights activist Larry Kramer. Waugh came up in this context: Q. What’s the last book you read that made you laugh? … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Newspapers, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Sword of Honour
Tagged Catholic News Service, Guardian, New York Times, St Louis Public Library, The Spectator
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Kelmscott Manor, Rossetti and Waugh
The following article was sent by Waugh Society member Milena Borden: Kelmscott Manor built around 1600 was the Cotswolds home of William Morris – writer, designer and craftsman – from 1871 until his death in 1896. It was also the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Complete Works, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Kelmscott Manor
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Incomplete Works
The Oxford University Press commissioned a review of three early volumes of the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh from its sister publication Essays in Criticism. A review of these volumes (Vile Bodies, Precocious Waughs, and Rossetti) has been ably written by … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Complete Works, Diaries, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Vile Bodies
Tagged Deposit Libraries, Essays in Criticism, Lisa Mullen, Oxford University Press
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Early Summer Roundup: Promotions and Lists
Hertford College, Oxford, has prepared a gallery of its illustrious alumni for use on its promotional website. Waugh is the youngest of the 12 Old Hertfordians included. The unattributed entry is a well-presented summary of his writing career. It begins … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Rossetti: His Life and Works, Vile Bodies
Tagged Catch-22, Conde Nast Traveller, David Bowie/Alladin Sane, Heatherley School of Fine Art, Hertford College, Literary Hub, Marseille, National Catholic Register
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