| Writing for the Masses: Dorothy L. Sayers and the Victorian Literary Tradition Contributor(s): Colón, Christine A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138093912 ISBN-13: 9781138093911 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature |
| Physical Information: 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Writing for the Masses: Dorothy L. Sayers and the Victorian Literary Tradition Dr. Christine A. Col n 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. Col n 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. |