EDMUND WILSON HAD NO IDEA: BRIDESHEAD REVISITED AS A CATHOLIC TRACT.

A literary criticism of the book "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh is presented. It outlines the characters and explores their symbolic significance. It offers a singular perspective on the distinctive character of Evelyn Waugh's attraction to and experience of Roman Catholicism and horrors of...

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Published in:	Renascence Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 42 - 59
Main Author:	Long, J. V.
Format:	Article
Published:	Marquette University Winter2018
Subjects:	Brideshead Revisited (Book : Waugh) Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966 Catholic Church Humiliation Felony disenfranchisement
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	A literary criticism of the book "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh is presented. It outlines the characters and explores their symbolic significance. It offers a singular perspective on the distinctive character of Evelyn Waugh's attraction to and experience of Roman Catholicism and horrors of persecution and the humiliations of disenfranchisement. It also mentions chronicles the limitations of human experience capacity for engagement with mystery and grace.