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

Otto Bahe (1839 - 1927)
Otto Bahe
1839 - 1927
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827 - 1875)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1827 - 1875
Honore Daumier (1808 - 1879)
Honore Daumier
1808 - 1879
Frederick Vezin (1859 - 1933)
Frederick Vezin
1859 - 1933
Walter Schulz-Matan (1889 - 1965)
Walter Schulz-Matan
1889 - 1965
Vasily Vasilyevich Mate (1856 - 1917)
Vasily Vasilyevich Mate
1856 - 1917
Hans Falk (1918 - 2002)
Hans Falk
1918 - 2002
Riccardo Pellegrini (1863 - 1934)
Riccardo Pellegrini
1863 - 1934
Marie Müller (1847 - 1935)
Marie Müller
1847 - 1935
Marc Sterling (1895 - 1976)
Marc Sterling
1895 - 1976
Rene Char (1907 - 1988)
Rene Char
1907 - 1988
Leo Erb (1923 - 2012)
Leo Erb
1923 - 2012
Hugo Köcke (1874 - 1956)
Hugo Köcke
1874 - 1956
Arthur Horner (1916 - 1997)
Arthur Horner
1916 - 1997
U Hla Shein (1904 - 1979)
U Hla Shein
1904 - 1979
Frédéric-Auguste Cazals (1865 - 1941)
Frédéric-Auguste Cazals
1865 - 1941
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