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Category Archives: Evelyn Waugh
Waugh and the Coronavirus (more)
An estate owner in rural Shropshire called into The Times with a story suggesting that rather than being locked-down in London, those of its readers with sufficient funds might like to avail themselves of vacation lets on his estate which … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Newspapers, The Loved One, World War II
Tagged The Catholic Thing, The Times, Wuhan Coronavirus
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Evelyn Waugh Studies 50.3 (Winter 2019)
The Winter 2019 issue of the Society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies No. 50.3 has been issued. It is posted at this link. The contents are set out below: ARTICLES “Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead and Castle Howard” by Jeffrey Manley INTRODUCTION Castle … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Film, Television, World War II
Tagged Castle Howard, D.J.Taylor
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The Loved One Meets the Wuhan Coronavirus
–A blogger posting as “Sapper” traces the influence of Waugh’s writing about Los Angeles in the post war 1940s to what may be the first of several New Yorker essays by English writer and satirist Geoff Dyer, now a resident … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Scoop, The Loved One
Tagged Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Geoff Dyer, leafly.com, New Yorker, The American Conservative
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Spring Equinox Roundup
–Several publications have posted recommended binge reading and watching for the homebound during the Wuhan coronavirus shut-down. Many of these include books or adaptations of books by Waugh: —The Guardian produced a list of 50 of the “Best Binge Watches: … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Ninety-Two Days
Tagged Forbes magazine, Guardian, Lucire magazine, mancunianmatters.co.uk, Sunday Times
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Sword of Honour Re-examined
The current issue of the literary magazine Raritan Quarterly (Winter 2020, v. 39, #3) includes an article by Andrew J Bacevich about Waugh’s war trilogy. This is entitled “My Guy”, giving some indication that Bacevich finds himself in agreement with … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Andrew J Bacevich, Raritan Quarterly
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Life in the Time of Wuhan Coronavirus
There are several articles containing recommended reading for the period of confinement during the present epidemic. But perhaps the most thoughtful is that in (odd as it may seem) the Daily Mail. This is by Roger Alton and relates to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Newspapers, Non-fiction, Research, Scoop
Tagged Adam Kucharski, Book of the Week, Daily Mail, Wuhan Coronavirus
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Ambrose Silk + Anthony Blanche = Brian Howard
Duncan McLaren has posted another of his profiles of Waugh’s friends as they foregather at Castle Howard in anticipation of a literary festival. The recent postponement of that event may require some adjustment in the arrival of future participants, but … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Humo(u)r, Put Out More Flags
Tagged Brian Howard, Duncan McLaren
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Peter Fleming’s War Career (More)
In the current New Criterion, D J Taylor reviews the recent biography of Peter Fleming, brother of Ian and friend of Evelyn Waugh. See previous post. Before addressing the contents of this biography, which covers his military career, Taylor discusses … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Men at Arms, Newspapers, Ninety-Two Days, Officers and Gentlemen, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged D.J.Taylor, New Criterion, Peter Fleming
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Brideshead Festival Postponed
The organizers of the Brideshead Festival scheduled for this summer at Castle Howard have announced its postponement. Here is a copy of their press release: “In the interest of the health and the well-being of our participants, visitors, employees and … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Festivals
Tagged Brideshead Festival, Castle Howard
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Group ’27
Spanish novelist and critic Jose Joaquin Bermudez Olivares posting on the Spanish literary website Todo Literatura has nominated a generation of English writers as Group ’27. He refers to a group of Spanish writers with a similar denomination, although their relevance … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Academia, Articles, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Jose Joaquin Bermudez Olivares, Todo Literatura
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