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First Vice-President Appointed April 3, 2003 00:00 |
The Society is delighted to announce that John S Monagan ("The Congressman" of AP's Journals) his been appointed as the Society's first Vice-President in recognistion of his support for the Society and his contribution to the wider understanding of Powell's life and works.
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The Master and The Congressman April 3, 2003 00:00 |
The Society is pleased to announce that John S Monagan's monograph The Master and The Congressman is published on 07 April 2003, price £5 from the Society. This is the Society's first non-conference publication, and we hope it will be the first of many.
Hugh Massingberd (Society President) writes:
On the face of it, the friendship between the novelist Anthony Powell (1905-2000), Old Etonian and self-categorised 'Old Tory' and John S Monagan (born 1911), a Democratic Congressman of Irish Catholic background, was an unlikely one. But this charming pamphlet written by "The Congressman" (as Monagan, a devoted fan of the Master, was known by the Powell family) for the Anthony Powell Society gives an instructive and entertaining account of their conversations together during visits made to the home of Anthony and Lady Violet Powell in Somerset. The author certainly succeeds in his aim of 'imparting to readers the friendliness, charm and hospitality of Violet Powell and the frankness, brilliance and humour of Anthony Powell'. His observations of their personalities and imaginative taste in decoration are rich in telling detail. The Congressman captures the Master's sympathetic curiosity and 'disarming intimacy'. There are fascinating insights into Powell's working methods and discipline (the writing of a novel is compared to building a wall of rocks, 'stone by stone'); the importance of 'what the writer hears' in dialogue; and amusing anecdotes about Cyril Connolly, Ivy Compton-Burnett and the literary world.
Now that so few friends of Anthony and Lady Violet Powell survive, this affectionate study in miniature by a nonagenarian contemporary is especially valuable and welcome. It is published to coincide with the second biennial Conference of the Anthony Powell Society to be held on 7th & 8th April at Balliol College, Oxford (at which the Master's time was characteristically described to the Congressman as not 'the absolute wonder of my life').
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Anthony Powelll Society Registered as a Charity April 12, 2003 00:00 |
After almost 18 months hard work we are delighted to announce that the Society has been registered as a charity in England & Wales. Altho' this does place some administrative burdens on us, and will mean we have to run more like a business, it will also have significant financial benefits. It is also a pleasing official recognition of the Society's aims and objectives.
Our charity registration number is 1096873. We will be communicating more information to members in the near future, hopefully in the next Newsletter. Anyone else needing information on our charity registration, etc. should email the Hon. Seceretary.
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2003 Conference Hailed as Stunning Success April 12, 2003 00:00 |
The Second Biennial Anthony Powell Conference 2003 was held on Sunday-Tuesday 6-8 April in Oxford. The conference started with a sumptuous dinner in Keble College on the Sunday evening. The Monday was spent at Balliol College in a packed day of plenary sessions; speakers included author and critic DJ Taylor, novelist Alan Judd and a wide mix of academics and Powell enthusiasts. On the Tuesday morning there were two workshops (also in Balliol): one on the teaching of Dance to university students and the other about the relationships between Powell and Evelyn Waugh. Feedback from the 75 delegates was universally complimentary and the hospitality of both Balliol and Keble Colleges was second-to-none. A longer report, with photographs, will appear on these pages in due course.
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Dance Films Available on DVD April 21, 2003 00:00 |
The Channel 4 TV films of Dance are being released in the UK on DVD on 12 May 2003. At the same time they are being re-released on UK VHS video. The DVD and videos may be ordered from Amazon UK; click the following links for details of the Dance DVD and the Dance video and to place an order.
Note that the DVD is only available in Region 2 encoding (Europe, Middle East, Japan) and is not compatible with American Region 1 DVD players.
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BBC Radio Dance Dramatisation being Rebroadcast April 30, 2003 00:00 |
The BBC Radio dramatisation of Dance is being rebroadcast on the BBC7 digital radio. The broadcasts start on Monday 12 May 2003 and are at 1000 hrs UK time. Each of the 26 episodes lasts one hour. For more information on the dramatisation see Dance on BBC Radio 4.
BBC7 digital radio can be received via digital TV services, digital radio broadcasts and on the internet. See the BBC website for more information on BBC7.
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