Evelyn Waugh's satire: texts and contexts

Introduction: satire, texts and contexts

England and the Octopus: Decline and Fall

Real tears: Vile Bodies and the Apes of God

Collecting material: Black Mischief, Scoop and Cold Comfort Farm

Blow the whole thing sky-high: A Handful of Dust

Divided we stand, united we fall: Put Out More Flags and Scott-King's Modern Europe

Half in love with easeful death: The Loved One and Love Among the Ruins

Conscious imposture: The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

Coda the Rake's Regress: "Basil Seal Rides Again."