Not Far From Brideshead: On the Sad Glitter of Oxford Between the Wars

Keen On

1×

0:00

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -44:05

-44:05

Not Far From Brideshead: On the Sad Glitter of Oxford Between the Wars

Andrew Keen

Mar 31, 2022

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Daisy Dunn, the author of Not Far from Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars.

Daisy Dunn is an award-winning author and classicist. Her latest book is Not Far from Brideshead: Oxford between the Wars, a classicist’s portrait of the university city, which offers a different perspective on the world immortalized by Evelyn Waugh. Daisy’s 2019 dual biography of the two Plinys, In The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny (HarperCollins/Norton), was an Editor’s Choice in the New York Times and a book of the year in several publications. Also in 2019 she released Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece & Rome (Head of Zeus), and the Ladybird Expert Book on Homer (Michael Joseph).

Discussion about this podcast

Keen On

Nobody asks sharper or more impertinent questions than Andrew Keen. In KEEN ON, Andrew cross-examines the world’s smartest people on politics, economics, history, the environment, and tech. If you want to make sense of our complex world, check out the daily questions and the answers on KEEN ON.

Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best-known technology and politics broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running show How To Fix Democracy and the author of four critically acclaimed books about the future, including the international bestselling CULT OF THE AMATEUR.

Keen On is free to listen to and will remain so. If you want to stay up-to-date on new episodes and support the show please subscribe to Andrew Keen’s Substack. Paid subscribers will soon be able to access exclusive content from our new series Keen On America.

Listen on