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Tag Archives: Commonweal
Thanksgiving Roundup
–Author William Giraldi contributed an essay to Commonweal magazine as part of a series in which Roman Catholic intellectuals explain why they have left or remained in the church. A Catholic from birth, his article was posted on the magazine’s … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Edmund Campion, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers, Robbery Under Law, Scoop
Tagged Catholic Herald, Commonweal, Daily Express, Literary Hub, Money Week, Stephanie Mann, William Geraldi
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Literary Criticism Gets Reviewed
In the current issue of Commonweal magazine, novelist and critic William Giraldi is interviewed by the magazine’s book columnist Anthony Domestico. Giraldi’s collection of essays and criticism American Audacity was publshed earlier this year. After a wide- ranging discussion of … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Interviews, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Commonweal, Francoise Gilot, Literary Criticism, Literary Hub, New York Times, Pablo Picasso
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Julia’s Meltdown and Church Unity
In the latest issue of the Roman Catholic journal Commonweal, there is a review of a book called To Change the Church by Ross Douthat, the conservative commentator on the New York Times. The review is entitled “A Precarious Unity?” and … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Television
Tagged Commonweal, divorce, Paul Baumann, Ross Douthat
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Waugh, The Revisionist
The latest edition of Commonweal magazine has an essay by veteran Waugh scholar Robert Murray Davis. This is entitled “‘Brideshead’ Revisited and Revised: The Mixed Reception of Waugh’s Most Famous Novel.” In this, he traces the critical reception of Brideshead … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged Commonweal, Robert Murray Davis
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Commonweal Marks J F Powers Centenary
The Roman Catholic literary magazine Commonweal has marked the centenary of novelist J F Powers birth with an article on Powers’ career entitled “His Bleak Materials” by biographer and critic Jeffrey Meyers. The article begins with Meyers’ memoir of a 1981 … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Anniversaries, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Newspapers, The Loved One
Tagged Commonweal, J F Powers, Jeffrey Meyers
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Commonweal Republishes Waugh Story
On the occasion of Evelyn Waugh’s birthday last week, the independent US Roman Catholic magazine Commonweal has republished his 1953 story of the dystopian future, Love Among the Ruins. The story made its first US appearance in Commoneweal’s issue dated 31 July 1953, … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Catholicism, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers
Tagged Commonweal, George Orwell
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Waugh’s Eton Envy
Commonweal magazine in its current issue has a review of Adam Sisman’s biography of novelist John le Carre. The review is by Jeffrey Meyers who has also written biographies of several literary figures. Waugh features in the review in connection with le … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Biographies, Ronald Knox
Tagged Anthony Powell, Commonweal, David Cameron, Eton College, Guardian, John le Carre, Justin Welby
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