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Tag Archives: D.J.Taylor
Advent Roundup
–D J Taylor has written a thoughtful essay on the current status of literary biography. This is posted in The Critic Magazine. Here are the introductory paragraphs: Q. Who, just under a century ago, wrote the following, and about whom? … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Podcast, Rossetti: His Life and Works, World War II
Tagged Andrew Pettegree, BBC, D.J.Taylor, Penguin Books, The Critic
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Orwell News
George Orwell was born the same year as Evelyn Waugh and they became acquainted in the late 1940s shortly before Orwell’s death. They admired each other’s writing but had different political and religious views (although both agreed in their opposition … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers
Tagged D.J.Taylor, George Orwell, Guardian, Peter Davison, The Spectator
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Smallbeer, the Professor and Waugh
D J Taylor writing in the current issue of The Critic describes how Professor Barry Mole managed to eke a career out of the works of the largely forgotten 1930s poet Esme Smallbeer. This is the latest entry in his … Continue reading
Posted in Humo(u)r, Newspapers
Tagged D.J.Taylor, The Critic
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War Trilogy: Fake Novels and an Anniversary
In the latest issue of TLS, D J Taylor has written an essay on what he calls “Made-up Stories” or fake novels. What reminded him of the genre (if that’s what it is) was his recent re-reading of Anthony Powell’s … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Officers and Gentlemen, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle, Work Suspended, World War II
Tagged Brenthursst Foundation, D.J.Taylor, Daily Maverick, TLS
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Not Wanted: Coronavirus Novels (At Least, Not Yet)
In the latest issue of Literary Review, literary critic and novelist D J Taylor has an article entitled “Why I Won’t Be Writing a Coronavirus Novel”. This begins with his fears that some half baked ideas may already be forming … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle, World War II
Tagged Coronavirus Novels, D.J.Taylor, Literary Review
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Evelyn Waugh Studies 50.3 (Winter 2019)
The Winter 2019 issue of the Society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies No. 50.3 has been issued. It is posted at this link. The contents are set out below: ARTICLES “Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead and Castle Howard” by Jeffrey Manley INTRODUCTION Castle … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Film, Television, World War II
Tagged Castle Howard, D.J.Taylor
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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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D J Taylor on the Roman-à-Clef
In this week’s TLS, D J Taylor has contributed an essay in the Freelance column entitled “Write who you know: Ending up in a roman-à-clef.” This begins with a discussion of the four post-war novels written by William Cooper, starting … Continue reading
Posted in Black Mischief, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Newspapers
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Politiken, roman-à-clef, TLS
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Upcoming Waugh Events
Two Waugh-related events have been announced for late next month. Unfortunately, they occur on the same day but do not necessarily conflict: –The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh Project in Leicester has announced a reading from a new play based … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Complete Works, Events, Festivals, Oxford, Theater
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Loughborough, Sophie Swithinbank
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Groundhog Day Roundup
–Duncan McLaren adds a second entry in his new series of posts which involve the imagined visits of Waugh’s friends to this summer’s Brideshead Festival at Castle Howard. In this one, Dick Young (a fellow schoolmaster at Arnold House and … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh Studies, Festivals, Newspapers
Tagged 5 Hertford Street, D.J.Taylor, Daily Telegraph, Q News, Wall Street Journal
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