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1 online resource (255 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature |
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Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature.
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| Contents |
Part, I Crafting a Literary Tradition through Charitable Reading -- chapter Introduction -- Dorothy L. Sayers as a Middlebrow Writer / Christine A. Colón -- chapter 1 Reading the Past -- Sayers vs. the Leavises / Christine A. Colón -- chapter 2 Defending Tennyson -- Sayers's Art of Charitable Reading / Christine A. Colón -- part, II Balancing Craft and Expectation in Detective Fiction -- chapter 3 Establishing the Genre -- Popular or Literary? / Christine A. Colón -- chapter 4 Resisting Closure -- The Nine Tailors, The Moonstone, and Bleak House / Christine A. Colón -- chapter 5 Refining Characterization -- The Nine Tailors and The Woman in White / Christine A. Colón -- part, III Transforming Modern Society as a "Victorian Sage" -- chapter 6 Navigating the Sage Tradition -- Begin Here and the Challenges of World War II / Christine A. Colón -- chapter 7 Grappling with Christian Truth -- The Man Born to Be King and Questions of Belief / Christine A. Colón -- chapter Conclusion / Christine A. Colón |
| Summary |
"In Writing for the Masses: Dorothy L. Sayers and the Victorian Literary Tradition Dr. Christine A. Colón explores how Sayers carefully negotiates the complexities of early twentieth century literary culture by embracing a specifically Victorian literary tradition of writing to engage a wide audience. Using a variety of examples from Sayers's detective fiction, essays, and religious drama, Dr. Colón charts Sayers's development as a writer whose intense desire to connect with her audience eventually compels her to embrace the role of a Victorian sage for her own age. Ultimately, the Victorian literary tradition not only provides her with an empowering model for her own work as she struggles as a writer of detective fiction to balance her integrity as an artist with her desire to reach a mass audience but also facilitates her growth as a public intellectual as she strives to help her nation recover from the devastation of World War II."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957 fast |
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Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism
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Christianity in literature.
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Women in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Christianity in literature
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Detective and mystery stories, English
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Women in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351168199 |
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1351168193 |
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9781351168182 |
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1351168185 |
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