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Category Archives: World War II
Anthropologist at the Hypocrites Club
A new book surveys the professional career of E E Evans-Pritchard, a noted anthropologist who made his reputation with studies of Sudanese cultures. This biography is entitled The Anthropological Lens: A Dandy Among the Azande and is written by Christopher … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Biographies, Newspapers, Oxford, World War II
Tagged Adam Kuper, Anthropology, E E Evans-Pritchard, Hypocrites Club, Wall Street Journal
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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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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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Waugh’s Bananas in New Essay Collection
A new essay collection published last month includes an item devoted to the anecdote told by Auberon Waugh about his father consuming the first post-war bananas available to his family in front of his fruit-deprived children, some of whom had … Continue reading
Posted in Books about Evelyn Waugh, Waugh Family, World War II
Tagged bananas, Danlel Mallory Ortberg, Spectator
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Waugh Appears in Vatican Document Release
The Vatican recently released a large quantity of documentary archives that cover the period at the end of WWII. It is not surprising that much of the press comment on these documents relates to their reflection on the attitude of … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Letters, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Pope Pius XII, Vatican, Yugoslavia
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Virginia Troy: A Champagne Flute with an Iron Spine
An essay by Washington-based writer Eve Tushnet has been posted on the website of the conservative think tank Russell Kirk Center. This is entitled: “Champagne Flute with an Iron Spine: Dystopia and Providence in Five Novels.” Her topic is five … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Catholicism, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Eve Tushnet, Joseph Pearce, National Catholic Register, Russell Kirk Center
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Yugoslavia: Churchill Hoodwinked
Writer and TV producer Peter Batty was recently interviewed by the Slovenian weekly news magazine Democracija. The results are posted in English on their website. He is asked about his book Hoodwinking Churchill (2011) in which he explained how English … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Democracija, Peter Batty, Yugoslavia
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George Steiner 1929-2020 R.I.P.
Literary critic and scholar George Steiner died last week in Cambridge, England at the age of 90. He is the latest eminent literary critic to pass away recently, starting with Harold Bloom in October and continuing with Samuel Hynes, Clive … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Academia, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Dominic Green, George Steiner, New York Times, The Critic
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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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Waugh’s Christmas in Yugoslavia: 1944
Waugh spent Christmas in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, where he was sent after Belgrade fell to the Russians and Partisans. This is the 75th anniversary of that holiday celebration. He had to travel via Bari in Italy and arrived a few days … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Letters, World War II
Tagged Christmas 1944, Dubrovnik, Nancy Mitford
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