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Tag Archives: evelyn waugh
‘His feuds were many and slashing’
I remember my therapist saying me after I had created another ruckus, “I don’t think you even want to change.” From the New York Times, a review of a new book on historian Hugh Trevor-Roper: Among his antagonists was Evelyn … Continue reading
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Tagged evelyn waugh, historian hugh, howard johnston, hugh trevor roper, intellectual terrorism, roman catholicism
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I’m Not Selfish, I Just Love Literature
I like this remark by V.S. Naipaul: "It’s the thing about the work. If you are travelling for material or to write a book, it isn’t that you are self-centered, it is that you are with the work. You are … Continue reading
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Tagged african students, ayatollah khomeini, diagnosis, evelyn waugh, excuse, fatwa against salman rushdie, literary criticism, paragraph, salman rushdie, V S Naipaul
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Brideshead Revisited – The Movie
I’ve got to see this — soon. Who wants the privilege of buying my ticket? Sarah Lyall writes for the New York Times: THE images from the 11-episode mini-series are still vivid, 27 years later. Louche young Oxford students in … Continue reading
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Tagged brideshead revisited, charles ryder, evelyn waugh, linen suits, matthew goode, sarah lyall
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Revisiting Brideshead Revisited
From the Weekly Standard: If you were forced to name the high-water mark of television, the 1981 Granada production of Brideshead Revisited would be a fine choice. Starring Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, and Laurence Olivier, Brideshead … Continue reading
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