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Category Archives: Lectures
Waugh and his Enemies: Hugh Trevor-Roper
In advance of the lecture (“Waugh’s Enemies”) scheduled for next Monday, 25 September at Hertford College, Oxford, the University of Leicester has posted a brief article about what will surely be one of the topics. This is by Milena Borden … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Lectures, Letters, Oxford, World War II
Tagged Hugh Trevor-Roper, Milena Borden
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Powell Lecture to be Given by Alexander Waugh
The annual lecture of the Anthony Powell Society will be given this December by Alexander Waugh at the Travellers Club in Pall Mall, London. Here’s a copy of the AP Society’s announcement: Anthony Powell Lecture Wavian Reactions to Anthony Powell to be … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Lectures, London
Tagged annual lecture, Anthony Powell Society, Travellers' Club
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Waugh and the Q & A
Humorist Craig Brown writing in the Daily Mail makes a case for the elimination of the Q&A following any vocal presentation by an author. He is particularly bothered by the typical literary festival as a waste of time. In the article, … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Festivals, Interviews, Lectures, Newspapers, Radio Programs
Tagged Craig Brown, Daily Mail
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Decline and Fall and Some Others
Harry Mount writing in the Catholic Herald offers these additional thoughts about the BBC’s production: The new BBC One version of Decline and Fall was pretty good – but it could only fall short of the book. The genius of … Continue reading
Brideshead Lecture Online
Fr Robert Lauder, priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn who teaches literature at St John’s University, has given a lecture on Brideshead Revisited that is now available online. Click here. The lecture is part of a series on the Catholic Novel … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Lectures, Television, Television Programs
Tagged Fr Robert Lauder, The Catholic Novel
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Waugh and Chesterton Lecture on YouTube
A video lecture on the theme of “G K Chesterton and Evelyn Waugh” is posted on YouTube. This was delivered at the 35th conference of the American Chesterton Society convened in 2016 at Slippery Rock State University in Pennsylvania. It was written … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Conferences, Lectures
Tagged American Chesterton Society, G.K. Chesterton, Joe Grabowski
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