The novel is one of memory and reconstituting memories, one of the great themes of literature, particularly twentieth century literature. For what is worth, I thought it a great work when I first read it and still do, though I think it falls short of being a great masterpiece, not least because Waugh held back, as he did in all of his works. Waugh himself initially considered it his magnum opus but was dismayed by its cool reception and revised it. That view has still remained firmly with many of Waugh’s detractors. It came out at the end of the war and clearly looked back (seemingly favoring the old-style aristocracy, Oxford University and the Catholic Church), while Britons were wanting to put the past behind them and move forward. Some people think it is one of the great works of twentieth century English literature (see the links below), while others were less impressed. Home » England » Evelyn Waugh » Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh: Brideshead Revisitedīrideshead is Waugh’s best known novel though not always the best received.
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