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Guy Crouchback: Evelyn Waugh’s Hosea

In Evelyn Waugh’s "Sword of Honor" trilogy, the character Guy Crouchback has married a glamorous, but promiscuous woman. In doing so, he echoes the heroism of Hosea, who pictures God’s own faithfulness to his promiscuous people. The true sword of honor is not military glory, but Guy’s noble action of forgiveness. To illuminate and inspire [...]

Evelyn Waugh on Style & Substance in Writing

Evelyn Waugh understands that if a writer is to develop, he “must concern himself more and more with Style.” By approaching words with the attention and craft of a tailor, the literary artist not only communicates but also gives pleasure to others. “What do you think you’re doing?” It’s a question I occasionally get from [...]

By |2021-05-06T16:07:32-05:00May 6th, 2021|Categories: David Deavel, Evelyn Waugh, Literature, Senior Contributors, Writing|1 Comment

A Satirist at Work: Evelyn Waugh’s “Helena”

Evelyn Waugh’s Helena is a saint for modern times—not an otherworldly ascetic or a heroic martyr, but a woman who “discovered what it was God had chosen for her to do and did it”… This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), Catholic convert and novelist. I had never read [...]

By |2019-10-24T11:32:34-05:00January 14th, 2017|Categories: Books, Evelyn Waugh, Featured, Sainthood|5 Comments

Evelyn Waugh’s “The Loved One”

Evelyn Waugh’s The Loved One is tasteless, irreverent, perverse, and merciless. These qualities, however, are the source of a strange sanity because they are the means by which we can all have a good laugh. Not only is it quite alright to take things lightly, it is a good habit. It is even advisable to laugh [...]

By |2020-06-10T00:56:31-05:00December 3rd, 2013|Categories: Books, Evelyn Waugh|Tags: , |3 Comments
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