'Placetne Magistra?' -- Latin in Dorothy L. Sayers' Gaudy Night.
Gaudy Night is unique among Dorothy L. Sayers' detective novels in its prolific use of Latin quotations. While scholars have considered the two Latin quotations which are integral to the novel's plot, this article will explore Sayers' incidental Latin phrases and quotations as well, in order to full...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of the Classical Tradition Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 174 - 198 |
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