Unlike earlier book-length studies of Sayers, what Professor Kenney has written is not a biography or a survey, but an assessment of Dorothy Sayer's main contributions to modern letters and culture. The links between these authors have important implications not only for literary and social history, but also for our growing understanding of the subtle relationship between gender and genre. ![]() ![]() Gaudy Night, for example, bears striking similarities to nineteenth-century English fiction, especially the novels of Jane Austen. Catherine Kenney considers why Sayers mysteries tend to strike astute readers this way, and in so doing, suggests her place not only in the history of detection, but in the larger tradition of the English novel which she admired. ![]() One of the most fascinating comments often made about Dorothy l.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |