Edmund Campion
Edmund Campion by Evelyn Waugh is a biography that explores the life of St. Edmund Campion, an Elizabethan poet, scholar, and gentleman who ultimately became a martyr. Published by Ignatius Press in 2005, this reprint edition spans 216 pages and is presented in English. Waugh narrates Campion’s journey from his successful years as an Oxford scholar to his entry into the Society of Jesus, culminating in his fateful mission to England.
Readers will find a detailed account of Campion’s life, marked by themes of heroism and holiness. The biography captures significant events, including his pursuit and betrayal, as well as his steadfast loyalty to the Queen, leading to his tragic death at Tyburn. Waugh’s narrative is characterized by a novelist’s eye for detail and the elegance of a masterful prose style, making this work a thoughtful exploration of religious history and the complexities of faith.
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Evelyn Waugh presented his biography of St. Edmund Campion, the Elizabethan poet, scholar and gentleman who became the haunted, trapped and murdered priest as a simple, perfectly true story of heroism and holiness.But it is written with a novelist’s eye for the telling incident and with all the elegance and feeling of a master of English prose. From the years of success as an Oxford scholar, to entry into the newly founded Society of Jesus and a professorship in Prague, Campion’s life was an inexorable progress towards the doomed mission to England. There followed pursuit, betrayal, a spirited defense of loyalty to the Queen, and a horrifying martyr’s death at Tyburn.
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