The art of fiction: Evelyn Waugh

Friday, 2nd December 2011

Here is a short clip of Evelyn Waugh lambasting the "gibberish" written by modernist writers, a satirical staple of his. Waugh saw no reason to vulgarise traditional prose because it's understood and spoken by the common man. Christopher Hitchens makes a similar point in this Vanity Fair column about the importance of writing with a spoken voice.

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Jeremy

December 2nd, 2011 1:20pm Report this comment

Fascinatin'...

Jeremy

December 2nd, 2011 2:29pm Report this comment

David, in long shot Waugh resembles a cartoon character. Not a caricature, but a proper cartoon/comic book character. The Adventures of Evelyn Waugh. An idea for Viz, perhaps?

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