Agus nuair a 25 bliana i saol na Evelyn waugh, (a chaith a laethanta le nĂos mĂł pian nĂĄ glĂłire i measc saothair Ă©agsĂșla agus leis an mbacainn nĂĄr thaifead sĂ© taifid acadĂșla iontacha), thĂĄinig a chĂ©ad ĂșrscĂ©al.
Ansin, mar is dĂłigh liom gur fĂ©idir a bheith cinnte Ăł pheirspictĂocht an scrĂbhneora a rugadh le cumhacht an anama chruthaithigh nach bhfuil dĂreach tar Ă©is a ĂĄit a fhĂĄil, thĂĄinig Ășdar go saol na litrĂochta a dâĂ©ireodh le nĂos mĂł nĂĄ fiche leabhar a fhoilsiĂș, a an iliomad scĂ©alta, taisteal leabhar nĂł beathaisnĂ©isĂ.
CosĂșil leis an Londoner freisin Chesterton agus beagnach comhthrĂĄthach in am, d'iompaigh Waugh ar Chaitliceachas. FĂric nach mbeadh ĂĄbhartha anois ach a lĂ©irigh ag tĂșs an fhichiĂș haois tiomantas faighte a tarchuireadh, ar ndĂłigh, chuig cuid de shaothair na n-Ășdar seo.
Ag luchtĂș na n-dĂșigh lena teagmhĂĄil chriticiĂșil agus a shlĂĄine, waugh beagnach i gcĂłnaĂ le fĂĄil i sochaĂ a laethanta ĂĄit choitianta chun a chuid a shocrĂș ceapacha dian leis an athbhreithniĂș sin a bhfuil cuma bhĂ©asa air inniu ach solĂĄthraĂonn sĂ© aoir i gcoinne na sochaĂ ard freisin.
Na 3 ĂrscĂ©al Molta le Evelyn Waugh
Fill ar ais go Brideshead
El Captaen Charles Ryder bogann sĂ© go Ceann BrĂde atĂĄ luchtaithe le baint lionn dubh dĂł. NĂ fĂ©idir leis an gcampa a sheasann san ĂĄit anois cuimhnĂ cinn laethanta na spĂ©ire a choinneĂĄil siar.
DĂ©anann gach cĂ©im de Charles trĂd an spĂĄs sin a bhĂodh ĂĄ ĂĄitiĂș ag an Ard-MhĂ©ara agus a ghairdĂnĂ sinn a thumadh leis an bhfĂs cumhach sin do na custaim agus na custaim a strĂłiceadh Ăłn ĂĄit ag an gcogadh. ScĂ©alta grĂĄ neamhchrĂochnaithe nĂł rĂșin adhlactha, cairdeas caillte nĂł longĂĄlacha dodhĂ©anta Ă© gach rud.
Agus an teagmhĂĄil iontach sin againn leis an duine imithe, dar leis an lĂ©itheoir amhail is gurbh Ă© fĂ©in an tĂ© a tharraing fiĂș cumhrachtaĂ theach an Tiarna Marchmain, aistrĂmid trĂ ĂĄit a bhfuil a thuairiscĂ crochta Ăłn am atĂĄ thart i bhfolach ag ceo na todhchaĂ trua. D'Ă©irigh thar barr le drĂĄma dĂșbailte a thaitnĂonn agus a ghlac leis an teilifĂs.
Nuacht buama!
BâfhĂ©idir go bhfuil sĂ© neamhfhreagrach ina thĂșs mar gheall ar a thĂ©ama greannmhar, is tagarmharc Ă© an t-ĂșrscĂ©al seo don seĂĄnra aoire sin a bhfuiltear ag tabhairt aghaidh air faoi lĂĄthair Ăł rĂ©imsĂ eile, nĂos lĂș agus nĂos lĂș sa rĂ©imse liteartha.
Le stĂl nĂos scagtha cheana fĂ©in nĂĄ stĂl a chĂ©ad ĂșrscĂ©il "Decline and Fall", leanann Waugh ag dul i mĂ©id sa magadh BĂ©arla sin (mĂĄs fĂ©idir glacadh le paradacsa an tĂ©arma seo). Cheana fĂ©in a bhfuil eolas ag an Ășdar ar shaol an phreasa, cuireann sĂ© carachtar cosĂșil leis an Tiarna Copar in aithne dĂșinn, tagairt bhuacach do phreas na huaire.
Is Ă© an tĂ© a chuirfidh na tuairisceoirĂ is mĂthreorach chun cogaidh, gan an t-eolas is lĂș ar an aontas agus gan mĂłrĂĄn ceangailte le haon chĂłd eitice.
Is Ă© an praiseach a bhaineann le tasc den sĂłrt sin a bhealach a dhĂ©anamh cosĂșil le hamhrĂĄn as fonn chun mĂfhaisnĂ©ise (atĂĄ chomh maith dĂșinn fiĂș anois), le cumas na meĂĄn cumarsĂĄide tarchur agus mearbhall a dhĂ©anamh, meabhlĂș nĂł lucht tacaĂochta a fhĂĄil ar cibĂ© rud. faoi ââdeara go bhfĂ©adfadh sĂ© a bheith. FiĂș amhĂĄin ar an mbealach is gan choinne agus Ăłn tuairisceoir is lĂș ullmhaithe, feicfear an domhan le sĂșile an ghreannmhar do lĂ©itheoirĂ uile a chrĂłnĂĄin.
Meath agus titim
Ba Ă© seo an chĂ©ad ĂșrscĂ©al a chuidigh leis an Ășdar tearmann a fhĂĄil i ngairm na scrĂbhneoireachta. Le impudence na hĂłige, is fĂ©idir a rĂĄ go gcuireann Waugh lĂ©irmheas san ĂșrscĂ©al seo ar gach rud a bhog in ardshochaĂ a laethanta, siar i 1928.
Le haer seanrĂ© go Ignatius J. Reilly, nĂł in ĂĄit mar thagairt a dâfhĂ©adfadh freastal ar an ĂșrscĂ©al cĂĄiliĂșil âComhcheilg na n-amadĂĄnâ, tĂĄimid ag gabhĂĄil le todhchaĂ uafĂĄsach Paul Pennyfeather.
Fear a chrĂochnaĂonn, as na huaireanta a bhaineann le rath morĂĄlta fiĂș, gĂ©illeadh don tĂĄimhe Ă©adĂłchasach tubaiste. TĂĄ lĂĄithrithe agus coinbhinsiĂșin mionlach na huaire ĂĄ ndianscaoileadh ag an Ășdar.
GĂĄire as grotesque agus blas cĂĄineadh uaigh oscailte Ășdar Ăłg a chuir tĂșs lena theacht chun cinn suimiĂșil sa litrĂocht ar an mbealach seo.