The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers: Allusions and British Interwar Audiences

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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.35219/cultural-intertexts.2025.18" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.35219/cultural-intertexts.2025.18</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.35219/cultural-intertexts.2025.18" target="_blank" >10.35219/cultural-intertexts.2025.18</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers: Allusions and British Interwar Audiences
Original language description
Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace’s Documents in the Case (1930), an epistolary novel published during the Golden Age of British crime fiction (1920s – 1930s), represents an ambitious project that attempts not only to entertain readers with a murder story but to also capture the contemporary sociocultural background of its publication. The novel is notable for its frequent use of allusions to works that were published and staged in the 1920s, which makes it an authentic portrayal of contemporary opinions on literature. A significant part of the analysis is the consideration of best-selling novels that show the reading preferences of majorities. The paper aims to explore the novel through the lens of intertextuality. A special focus is given to the character of Margaret, who identifies with the bestsellers and shapes the reality of her life according to these piecesof literature. As will be demonstrated the consumption of such pieces alters Margaret’s worldview, perception of herself and her approach to morality, leading her to the wrong solution to her marital problems. The use of literary allusions in the crime novel thus reflects the audience’s attitudes towards the interwar period in Britain.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60206 - Specific literatures

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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