Dorothy L. Sayers - A Companion to the Mystery Fiction

Dorothy L. Sayers was one of the "Queens of Crime." Alongside writers like Agatha Christie, she perfected the whodunnit, but also used the genre to explore social, ethical, and emotional matters. Her characters, particularly Lord Peter Wimsey and his investigative partner Harriet Vane, struggle with the complexities of life and love in a rapidly changing world while solving some of the most intricate and complex mysteries ever offered to the reading public. Sayers was also an important theoretician of detective fiction, a religious dramatist, a public intellectual, and one of the 20th century's most important translators of Dante.
While focusing on her mystery fiction, this companion offers a full view of all aspects of Sayers's career. It is an ideal introduction for readers new to Sayers's diverse and rewarding body of work, and an invaluable companion for her many fans.

Sommario

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deletevi

Preface

Organization of the Companion

Selected Works in Chronological Order

Selected Works in Alphabetical Order

A Brief Biography

A Career Chronology

The Companion

Works Cited

Index

Info autore

Eric Sandberg is an assistant professor in the department of English at City University of Hong Kong and holds a Docentship in literature at the University of Oulu, Finland. He is co-editor of the Edinburgh University Press journal Crime Fiction Studies, and has published extensively on topics ranging from literary modernism to contemporary crime fiction.Series Editor Elizabeth Foxwell, an Agatha Award winner, serves as managing editor of Clues: A Journal of Detection and is an editor at McFarland.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eric Sandberg, Sandberg Eric
• Con la collaborazione di: Elizabeth Foxwell (Editore), Foxwell Elizabeth (Editore)
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781476673486
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7348-6
• Pagine: 231
• Dimensioni: 178 mm x 254 mm x 12 mm
• Peso: 422 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Serie: McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary companions, book reviews & guides