Writing performances : the stages of Dorothy L. Sayers
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Downing, Crystal.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Autobiography in literature.
Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature) -- England.
Sayers, Dorothy L. -- (Dorothy Leigh), -- 1893-1957 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Self in literature.
Wimsey, Peter, -- Lord (Fictitious character), -- 1890-
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Autobiography in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Detective and mystery stories, English.
England.
History.
Modernism (Literature)
Sayers, Dorothy L. -- (Dorothy Leigh), -- 1893-1957
Self in literature.
Wimsey, Peter, -- Lord (Fictitious character), -- 1890-
Women and literature.
Other Subjects
Autobiographie dans la littérature.
Femmes et littérature -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Littérature) -- Angleterre.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Sayers, Dorothy L.
Sayers, Dorothy L. -- (Dorothy Leigh), -- 1893-1957 -- Criticism and interpretation.

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xii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-191) and index.
Description
"After Dorothy L. Sayers became famous for her fictional sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, she began investigating the mysteries of Anglo-Catholic Christianity, writing plays for both stage and radio. However, because her modernist contemporaries disdained both best-sellers and religious fiction, Sayers has been largely overlooked by the academy. Writing Performances is the first work to position Sayers's diverse writings within the critical climate of high modernism.
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Employing illustrations from Sayers's detective fiction to make theoretical issues accessible, Writing Performances employs insights from performance theory to argue that Sayers, though a popularizer, presciently anticipated the postmodern ionizing of Enlightenment rationality and scientific objectivity."--Jacket.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Downing, C. (2004). Writing performances: the stages of Dorothy L. Sayers . Palgrave Macmillan.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Downing, Crystal. 2004. Writing Performances: The Stages of Dorothy L. Sayers. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Downing, Crystal. Writing Performances: The Stages of Dorothy L. Sayers New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

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Downing, C. (2004). Writing performances: the stages of dorothy L. sayers. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Downing, Crystal. Writing Performances: The Stages of Dorothy L. Sayers Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

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