Brideshead Revisited is a novel that explores the themes of nostalgia, religion, love, and class, among others. It is a rich and complex work that combines realism and fantasy, comedy and tragedy, satire and sentiment.
It is also a novel that reflects Waugh's own personal and artistic experiences, as well as his views on the modern world and the decline of the English aristocracy. Waugh himself described the novel as “an attempt to trace the workings of the divine purpose in a pagan world”.
Brideshead Revisited has been adapted into various media, including a critically acclaimed television series in 1981, starring Jeremy Irons as Charles and Anthony Andrews as Sebastian, and a film version in 2008, directed by Julian Jarrold and featuring Matthew Goode as Charles and Ben Whishaw as Sebastian. The novel has also inspired many other writers and artists, such as Donna Tartt, Christopher Hitchens, and Morrissey.
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