Dorothy L. Sayers Summary

Sayers, Dorothy L. SAYERS, DOROTHY L. (1893–1957) was a writer whose theology found expression through many literary genres. Sayers began her education in languages at the age of seven when her... Read more

Biography EssayHer dozen detective novels and two dozen short stories in that genre established the reputation of Dorothy Leigh Sayers in the 1920s and 1930s as a major writer of mysteries; they also ... Read more

Although Dorothy L. Sayers (she always insisted on the use of her middle initial) later developed various writing careers, including religious stage and radio drama, essays, and translations of Dant... Read more

Although Dorothy L. Sayers is known chiefly for her detective fiction and somewhat less well for her translation of Dante's Divine Comedy, she was also a prolific and controversial essayist and lectur... Read more

In the following essay, Sayers elucidates the defining characteristics of the detective story and the virtual disappearance of the detective short story genre. Ten years ago, or rather more, a frie... Read more

In the following essay, Gaillard traces the character development of Sayers's protagonists Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg. The writer of detective fiction, according to Sayers, can turn ... Read more

In the following excerpt, McGregor and Lewis deride the stories in Lord Peter Views the Body as inconsistent and argues that they “in no way advance the reader's understanding of the cha... Read more