Writing for the Masses : Dorothy L. Sayers and the Victorian Literary Tradition PDF
by Christine Colon
Part of the Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature series
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In Writing for the Masses: Dorothy L. Sayers and the Victorian Literary Tradition Dr. Christine A. Colon 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. Colon 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.
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- Pages:254 pages
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- Publication Date:22/12/2017
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:254 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:22/12/2017
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- ISBN:9781351168199
