Broad Street to Brideshead
Join Oxford University student Nancy Gittus for a journey into the heart of a university and city that have shaped some of the world’s greatest literature. From the worried jottings of Samuel Johnson to the fiery sermons of John Donne, Nancy uncovers the way Oxford’s libraries, traditions, tutors, rivalries, and chance encounters left a lasting impression on generations of writers.
Episodes
3 episodes
Episode Three: Evelyn Waugh
Episode Three of Broad Street to Brideshead encounters the wit, satire, and University years of of Evelyn Waugh — novelist, convert, and chronicler of a vanishing world.We’re joined by acclaimed Waugh scholar and literary critic...
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