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Category Archives: Oxford
Brideshead Reviewed in Oxford
The traveling company performance of the stage adaptation of Brideshead Revisited opened earlier this week at the Oxford Playhouse where it is enjoying a one-week run. It is reviewed by John Charlton in Oxford Today, the online service of a group … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, London, Oxford, Theater
Tagged John Charlton, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford Times
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Waugh Character in List of Oxford Notables
The Oxford Royale Academy, which offers summer school and other college preparatory instruction, has published in its promotional materials a list of 8 of the most famous Oxford literary characters. Included on the list is Sebastian Flyte: In reality, Oxford … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Oxford
Tagged Oxford Royale Academy
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Waugh in the OED
The Oxford English Dictionary has made available an inventory of its quotations of Evelyn Waugh’s works. This is cached on Google at this link. According to this summary, Waugh is the 775th most quoted author and Put Out More Flags is his most … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Oxford, Put Out More Flags
Tagged Oxford English Dictionary
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Successful Failures at Oxford
An Oxford student blog has compiled a list of students who were academic failures at Oxford but went on to become successful writers. At the top of the list is Evelyn Waugh. His entry begins with a quote: “You spend … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Humo(u)r, Letters, Oxford
Tagged failures, Oxford Student
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Oxford Literary Festival Announces Change in Waugh Event
There has been a change in the Oxford Literary Festival’s event marking the 50th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh death. According to a new announcement, the event will involve the appearance of Paula Byrne, as previously announced, in a discussion with … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Events, Festivals, Oxford
Tagged Oxford Literary Festival
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Waugh Novel Adapted for New BBC2 TV Series
To mark the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death, the BBC has announced the production of a new three-part TV adaptation of his first novel Decline and Fall. The series will be adapted by James Wood who also wrote the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Anniversaries, Decline and Fall, Oxford, Television
Tagged BBC2, James Wood
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Arcadian Doubts
The latest issue of the magazine of Oriel College, Oxford (The Poor Print) has an article that opens with a passage from Waugh’s first novel, Decline and Fall: ‘You see, it wasn’t the ordinary sort of Doubt about Cain’s wife … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Oxford
Tagged Nicholas Poussin, Oriel College, Sydney Carter, The Poor Print
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Brideshead and Rhodes Must Fall
Timothy Garton Ash, Profesor of European Studies at Oxford and author of several books, mostly about Eastern Europe, has brought Brideshead Revisited into the debate about removing a statue of Cecil Rhodes from Oriel College. The demand for removal was … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Guardian, Oriel College, Rhodes Must Fall, Timothy Garton Ash
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Name Confusion (More)
The BBC has called in Professor of English Literature Valentine Cunningham at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to discuss the issue of name confusion stirred up by the Time magazine flap. They chose Prof. Cunningham, author of British Writers of the Thirties, thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Humo(u)r, Interviews, Oxford, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC, name confusion, New York Magazine, Valentine Cunningham
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