Evelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966) - photo 1

Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh, full name Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh, was a British satirical writer, travel writer and historian.

Evelyn Waugh studied at Lancing College in Sussex and at Hertford College in Oxford. He then began traveling and writing, soon earning a reputation as a witty satirist. He visited Ethiopia and the Belgian Congo, and traveled to South America. His works are almost always based on personal experience; notable among the early ones are Decline and Fall (1928), Nasty Bodies (1930), Black Mischief (1932), and others.

During World War II, Evelyn Waugh served in the Royal Marines and the Royal Horse Guards. Written at this time, the novel "Return to Brideshead" (1945) is about an aristocratic English Roman Catholic family. In the trilogy "Men in Arms" (1952), "Officers and Gentlemen" (1955) and "Unconditional Surrender" (1961), the author conducted a serious analysis of the events of World War II, as an eternal struggle between good and evil, civilization and barbarism. Later on these works were filmed television series.

Evelyn Waugh also left a significant trace in journalism and literary criticism, he is considered one of the finest stylists in English prose of the XX century.

Date and place of birt:28 october 1903, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:10 april 1966, County of Somerset, United Kingdom
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Critic, Historian, Journalist, Writer
Art style:Post War Art, Realism

Creators Post War Art

Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Zenon Aniszewski (1948)
Zenon Aniszewski
1948
Robert Adams (1937)
Robert Adams
1937
Galina Leonidovna Zhelezniakova (1932)
Galina Leonidovna Zhelezniakova
1932
Pierre-Louis De la Rive (1753 - 1817)
Pierre-Louis De la Rive
1753 - 1817
Giuseppe Leone Righini (1820 - 1884)
Giuseppe Leone Righini
1820 - 1884
Louis Le Breton (1818 - 1866)
Louis Le Breton
1818 - 1866
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1850 - 1936)
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
1850 - 1936
Jeanne (Jenny) Montigny (1875 - 1937)
Jeanne (Jenny) Montigny
1875 - 1937
Fritz Grebe (1850 - 1924)
Fritz Grebe
1850 - 1924
Henry Dieckmann (1933 - 2018)
Henry Dieckmann
1933 - 2018
Isidore Opsomer (1878 - 1967)
Isidore Opsomer
1878 - 1967
Fred Freeman (1906 - 1988)
Fred Freeman
1906 - 1988
Susanna de la Croix (1755 - 1789)
Susanna de la Croix
1755 - 1789
Valentin Oman (1935)
Valentin Oman
1935
Edward Borein (1872 - 1945)
Edward Borein
1872 - 1945
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