Crossing the Genre Divide: Women and Ethics in the Detective Novels of Dorothy L. Sayers.

Dorothy L. Sayers used the Harriet Vane character to explore themes that are more characteristic of the mainstream novel than the detective fiction of the Golden Age. Focus is on the four Lord Peter Wimsey novels featuring Harriet Vane that address the role of women in society, and intellectual inte...

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Publicado en:Theory in Action Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 96 - 107
Autor principal: Remilien, Suzie
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Transformative Studies Institute January 2010
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