Evelyn Waugh : a life revisited
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Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Biography & Autobiography | B WAUGH | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxvi, 403 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Graham Greene hailed Evelyn Waugh as "the greatest novelist of my generation," and in recent years Waugh's reputation has only grown. Now, half a century after Waugh's death in 1966, Philip Eade has delivered a hugely entertaining biography that is both authoritative and full of new information, some of it sensational. Drawing on extensive unseen primary sources, Eade's book sheds new light on many of the key phases and themes of Waugh's life: his difficult relationship with his embarrassingly sentimental father; his formative homosexual affairs at Oxford; his unrequited love for various Bright Young Things; his disastrous first marriage; his momentous conversion to Roman Catholicism; his unconventional yet successful second marriage; his checkered wartime career; and his shattering nervous breakdown. Along the way, we come to understand not only Waugh's complex relationship with the aristocracy, but also the astonishing power of his wit, and the love, fear, and loathing that he variously inspired in others. Waugh was famously difficult, and Eade brilliantly captures the myriad facets of his character even as he casts new light on the novels that have dazzled generations of readers"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Eade, P. (2016). Evelyn Waugh: a life revisited (First edition.). Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eade, Philip. 2016. Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited. Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eade, Philip. Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eade, Philip. Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited First edition., Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
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