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Category Archives: Oxford
Waugh and Trevor-Roper: The Annual Dacre Lecture
Waugh Society member and frequent contributor Milena Borden sends this report of her recent attendance at the annual Dacre Lecture in Oxford: Milena Borden was invited to the recent Dacre lecture and dinner at Oxford, where Waugh was among the … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Catholicism, Lectures, Oxford
Tagged Dacre Lecture, Hugh Trevor-Roper
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Evelyn Waugh Studies (Autumn 2019) Now Available
The latest edition of the society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies (Autumn 2019, No. 50.2) is now available. It can be accessed at this link. The contents are set out below: CONTENTS Brideshead Serialized: 75th Anniversary of Publication in Town & … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Oxford, World War II
Tagged F Scott Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Meyers, Robert Murray Davis, Town & Country, Yugoslavia
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The Oxford Novel (more)
In a recent post, we considered a discussion of novelist William Boyd about “the Oxford novel” (as well as well as other novels associated with particular cities). More recently, a new literary periodical–the Oxford Review of Books–has taken up the … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged John Phipp, Oxford Review of Books, Philip Larkin
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TLS: Cities and Writers/Officers and Novelists
A few weeks ago, the TLS published an article by novelist William Boyd (“Footless giant: A visit to Kafka’s Prague”) about his recent trip to that city. It opens with this: …it being Prague, my thoughts turn almost instantly to … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Officers and Gentlemen, Oxford, World War II
Tagged David Piper, Franz Kafka, Sean O'Brien, TLS, Trieste, William Boyd
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Mid-November Roundup
–The Oxford journal Cherwell reviews a current production of Hamlet at the Keble College O’Reilly Theatre. The review opens with a quote from Evelyn Waugh: “Would you not see a hundred Hamlets pottering about Broad Street?” Evelyn Waugh’s question is … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auberon Waugh, Complete Works, Men at Arms, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Ambrose McEvoy, Cherwell, Daily Mail, OUPblog, The Oldie, Words on Fire
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Early November Roundup
–The Daily Mail reprints extracts from the gossipy personal diaries of journalist and biographer Kenneth Rose. These are from the second volume entitled Who Wins, Who Loses? covering the period 1979-2014: March 29, 1982. Geoffrey Warnock [Oxford vice-chancellor] tells me … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Newspapers, Oxford, Scoop, Vile Bodies
Tagged Daily Express, Daily Mail, Kenneth Rose, Raritan, The Times, Washington Post
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Cardinal Newman’s Canonization
Several papers carry stories commemorating Cardinal John Henry Newman on the occasion of his canonization. This will take place tomorrow in Rome. One story, from the religious website Aleteia, mentions the first Newman Center for university students at Oxford that … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Events, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Aleteia, Cardinal John Henry Newman, Fr F W Faber, The Sunday Times
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Profile of Fr Martin D’Arcy on Italian Website
The life and career of Fr Martin D’Arcy are profiled in a recent issue of the Italian-language religious website Radio Spada. Fr D’Arcy was Waugh’s friend and Roman Catholic mentor from the time of his conversion to that faith. He … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Edmund Campion, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Campion Hall, Martin D'Arcy, Radio Spada
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Waugh in Academia: Shanghai and Oxford
A paper relating to Waugh will be presented later this week at an academic conference in China. This is entitled “Hearing Voices: The Extended Mind in Evelyn Waugh’s The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold“. It will be offered on Saturday, 21 September … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Conferences, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Newspapers, Oxford, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Daily Mail, Duke Kunshan University, Jeremy Paxman, Yuexi Liu
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Mid-September Roundup: Applause and Design
—The Times newspaper carries an excerpt from David Cameron’s new memoirs For the Record in which he recalls his education. After prep school and Eton, he discusses Oxford and concludes with this about his membership in the Bullingdon Club: I … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Brideshead Revisited, Events, Newspapers, Oxford, Scoop, Sword of Honour
Tagged Christanity & Literature, Daily Telegraph, David Cameron, Omega Workshops, The Times
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