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A Literary Review of Brideshead Revisited, a Novel by Evelyn Waugh (1330 words, 4 pages)

Although a whole novel reveals more meaning than a short extract from it, examining an extract can still be useful in studying a text as it is easier to look at it more closely. Brideshead Revisited published in 1945 is a novel narrated by a character named Charles who tells ... Read More

The Weak and Fragile Generations After World War I in the Novel Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh (1583 words, 5 pages)

Often we wonder what joy it would bring if we were to have no responsibilities and let go off all our morals and then pursue to live. We start to believe that this would be the ideal way to live, devoid from the fact that this behavior will alter our ... Read More

An Analysis of Evelyn Waugh’s ‘Vile Bodies’ (835 words, 2 pages)

Comment on any one of the leisure activities featured in Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies. Explain if it was a new development of the interwar era.The interwar period witnessed an explosion of a variety of leisure activities within British society, some of which were new and some of which were not. ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of Evelyn Waugh’s Bella Fleace Gave a Party (325 words, 1 pages)

In the introduction to Bella Fleace Gave a Party, extensive background is revealed to help the reader understand the times in which the character lived. It is a time of enormous change in the political and social structure of these peoples lives. An aging socialite is introduced in many direct ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (328 words, 1 pages)

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh's novel, Brideshead Revisited is a mysterious book, in the fact that the prologue gives insight into what is seemingly the thoughts of a man without a wanted purpose, living only for his work. The first chapter then begins with our main character's entry into his college years, ... Read More

A Comparison of the Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway and Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh (999 words, 2 pages)

Though Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, and Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall are written by two different authors, they share similar content and themes. In The Sun Also Rises, Brett desires Jake but cannot commit as a result of Jake's impotence. Similarly, in Decline and Fall, Margot cannot commit ... Read More

Life and Notable Writing of Evelyn Waugh (717 words, 1 pages)

Evelyn Waugh was born in 1903. He is not considered to be a distinguished novelist but his writing are notable because they satirise much that was bizarre in English society. His father was a publisher and his first novel, Decline and Fall, was published in 1928. It is a satire ... Read More

An Analysis of the Media in Scoop by Evelyn Waugh (704 words, 1 pages)

The public opinion of the media does not run high in the early years of 2000, yet a severe attack on journalists for distorting or fabricating the news in 1937, before the most misreported series of events of the century, WWII and it s causes. It was written by a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (328 words, 1 pages)

An Analysis of the Short Story, The Man Who Liked Dickens by Evelyn Waugh (684 words, 1 pages)

Analysis of "The Man Who Liked Dickens" Analysis of "The Man Who Liked Dickens"The man was already cleared of the bush when Mr. McMaster reached himhis feet were cut and grossly swollen, every exposed surface of skin was scarred by insect and bat bites.(581) In the short story, The Man ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of Evelyn Waugh’s “Bella Fleace Gave a Party” (330 words, 1 pages)

A Critical AnalysisA Critical Analysisof Evelyn WaughsBella Fleace Gave a PartyIn the introduction to Bella Fleace Gave a Party, extensive background is revealed to help the reader understand the times in which the character lived. It is a time of enormous change in the political and social structure of these ... Read More

The Degree of Maturity in Characters From The Acorn People by Ron Jones, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh (778 words, 1 pages)

Maturity levels increase and decrease in characters in works of literature and also throughout one's real life. It's hard for the maturity level of the person to stay the same. Ron Jones' The Acorn People, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and ... Read More

A Comparison of Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises and Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh (1009 words, 2 pages)

The Sun Also Rises Vs. Decline And FallThough Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, and Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall are written by two different authors, they share similar content and themes. In The Sun Also Rises, Brett desires Jake but cannot commit as a result of Jake's impotence. Similarly, ... Read More

The Mystery Surrounding Evelyn Waugh’s Novel Brideshead Revisited (326 words, 1 pages)

Evelyn Waugh's novel, Brideshead Revisited is a mysterious book, in the fact that the prologue gives insight into what is seemingly the thoughts of a man without a wanted purpose, living only for his work. The first chapter then begins with our main character's entry into his college years, and ... Read More

Maturity Level in the Literary Works, The Acorn People by Ron Jones, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh (772 words, 1 pages)

Maturity levels increase and decrease in characters in works of literature and also throughout ones real life. Its hard for the maturity level of the person to stay the same. Ron Jones The Acorn People, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and ... Read More

The Degree of Maturity in Characters in Ron Jones’ “The Acorn People”, Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie”, Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities and Evelyn Waugh’s “The Loved One” (772 words, 1 pages)

An Analysis of Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (328 words, 1 pages)

Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh's novel, Brideshead Revisited is a mysterious book, in the fact that the prologue gives insight into what is seemingly the thoughts of a man without a wanted purpose, living only for his work. The first chapter then begins with our main character's entry into his college ... Read More

An Analysis of Scoop, a Book by Evelyn Waugh (1005 words, 2 pages)

Scoop Evelyn Waugh was one of literature's great curmudgeons and a scathingly funny satirist. Scoop is a comedy of England's newspaper business of the 1930s and the story of William Boot, an innocent hick from the country who writes careful essays about the habits of the badger (Editorial Reviews). "With ... Read More

A Summary of the Satirical Portrayal of the Sensationalist Journalism and Foreign Correspondents in Scoop, a Novel by Evelyn Waugh (697 words, 1 pages)

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013