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Dorothy Sayers' Gaudy Night From a Class and Gender Perspective

Sjöholm, Veronika (2006)
English Studies
Abstract
I first became intrigued by the English detective writer Dorothy Sayers' (1893-1957) impressive life and career, early female graduate from Oxford and the woman behind one of the best British translations of Dante's Divine Comedy (1949-62). When I started reading her detective novels I found a richness in both characterization and plot that impressed me.

In the present analysis of Gaudy Night I will focus upon three distinguishing aspects of the ideology concerning class and gender, namely the narrative portrayal of women at Oxford University in 1930's Britain, how Annie's criminality is presented, and, finally, if class and gender affect the way in which the two main protagonists, Harriet and Lord Peter, act.
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author
Sjöholm, Veronika
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Sayers, Dorothy, women in literature, kvinnan i litteraturen, Oxford university in literature, class and gender, klass och kön, Gaudy Night, detective novels, detektivberättelser, English literature, Engelsk litteratur
language
English
id
1321705
date added to LUP
2007-02-05 00:00:00
date last changed
2007-02-16 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{I first became intrigued by the English detective writer Dorothy Sayers' (1893-1957) impressive life and career, early female graduate from Oxford and the woman behind one of the best British translations of Dante's Divine Comedy (1949-62). When I started reading her detective novels I found a richness in both characterization and plot that impressed me.

In the present analysis of Gaudy Night I will focus upon three distinguishing aspects of the ideology concerning class and gender, namely the narrative portrayal of women at Oxford University in 1930's Britain, how Annie's criminality is presented, and, finally, if class and gender affect the way in which the two main protagonists, Harriet and Lord Peter, act.}},
  author       = {{Sjöholm, Veronika}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Dorothy Sayers' Gaudy Night From a Class and Gender Perspective}},
  year         = {{2006}},
}