Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited is a commercially well received novel written by Evelyn Waugh, and was loosely based on his experiences as a young man. The novel is a Künstlerroman, meaning "artist's novel" in English- a narrative about an artist's growth to maturity. Originally published in 1945, it has since been made into an eleven-part television series, numerous plays, and a film- which was released in 2008. The novel recalls the years post World War One but before World War Two; known by many as the ‘Golden Age.’ Giddy with a sense of achievement after the victory of the First World War, the narrative is situated within a time of prosperity; spirits were high and lifestyles had improved dramatically with the rise of consumerism and increased disposable income. The novel is saturated with hedonism and luxuries, yet its dark undertone in relation to Sebastian’s alcoholism and the complications that accompany religion cannot be ignored. Waugh’s ingeniously developed syntactical structures are undoubtedly a focal point within the novel, yet the tepid resolution…

works was Christopher Hollis. Waugh was criticized for his lack of pity. Hollis thought that some of the critics missed the importance of Waugh's works. Hollis said that even tho Waugh's early book books like “ Decline and Fall” are what established him as a great write, but we miss important parts of character building.(Evelyn 1) It was also so scandalous that he had to front face the book with book with a warning.(Overview 1) “Allows all seven deadly sins to hold sway and enjoys the triumph…

Redemption is arguably one of the main themes throughout the course of Brideshead Revisited. Redemption is when a person receives a kind of grace that helps save them from their downfall. The novel shows that redemption cannot be received without God’s grace, which we, as humans, must freely accept. Almost everyone in the novel receives some kind of redemption which is given to them by God through the interactions with other characters. Julia Flyte is transformed the most throughout the novel as…

‘Brideshead Revisited’ has been described as being “all about unbearable nostalgia and lost youth and impossible love.” Describing the feelings of unsatisfied characters such as Charles and an accurate depiction of Sebastian, suggesting that their love is unobtainable and “impossible” to achieve. The idea of a “lost youth” possibly brought about by love, depicts the dark side of love, which is often looming yet unstated by the authors. Love, hate, and death all follow closely together,…

WINIELYN C. DILOY DEC. 07, 2015 LIT 21B FINAL PAPER Brideshead Revisited -The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder By Evelyn Waugh The novel tells of a story of a middle- aged artist and a Second World War army Captain, Charles Ryder of his involvement with the Flyte family. The story started when Charles Ryder, an undergraduate of Hertford College, University of Oxford was befriended by Sebastian Flyte, the younger son of an aristocratic Lord Marchmain. Having been…

CONTRA MUNDUM -- Being a short and very personal reverie concerning the tale of Sebastian Flyte and Charles Ryder I first saw "Brideshead Revisited" when I was very young. I didn't understand everything in the story but for some reason I was extremely fascinated, and I remember wondering why that funny young man with the teddy bear was so unhappy. This was a great mystery to me. I saw it again years later, and I read the book. Now I could see all of the things that I couldn't understand when…

In his famous novel, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh weaves a lavish tale of one man’s aristocratic adventures, mainly concerning the Flyte family, in the more peaceful years between the first and second world wars. As that man, Charles Ryder, is looking back on those times from the 1940’s, a period brimming with strife and suffering, it is only natural that nostalgia plays an important role in defining his character and narration. However, it is not only Charles who seems to romanticize the…

Field, Leslie. “Chaim Potok and the Critics: Sampler from a Consistent Spectrum.” Studies in American Jewish Literature (1981-), no. 4, 1985, pp. 3–12., www.jstor.org/stable/41205613. In this article by Leslie Field, Field describes the topic of the article being about critics.. This similar description is of Potok being a different kind of writer. Fields states that Potok was instantly popular after the publication of The Chosen in 1967. He was described at the time of publication as a…

great house from this direction. The route from Welburn leads through the fields to the grounds of Castle Howard. In 1699, Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle commissioned Sir John Vanbrugh to design and build a luxurious country mansion. Remarkably, Vanbrugh was a playwright and had no previous architectural experience. To assist him with the design, Vanbrugh engaged Nicholas Hawksmoor, former deputy to Sir Christopher Wren. The building of Castle Howard spanned the lifetimes of three…

At any rate, it is clear to see the influence that the literature of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has on the Sherlock series. The characteristic of literature adapted to television is one that has been used to identify quality television shows. For example, Brideshead Revisited and The Jewel in the Crown are two British series that are widely accepted as examples of quality programs. One of the elements that sets them apart from other shows is that they are based off of books. As a result, the shows…