Angelic Work: The Medieval Sensibilities of Dorothy L. Sayers

Autor:	Crystal Downing
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	History Literature and Literary Theory Work (electrical) media_common.quotation_subject Art history Art Architecture Focus (linguistics) media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Inklings Studies. 3:111-132
ISSN:	2045-8800 2045-8797
Popis:	After establishing Dorothy L. Sayers’s interest in medieval culture, this essay narrows its focus to Gothic architecture, arguing that Sayers’s fascination with medieval churches helped transform her view of the Church Universal. While a student at Oxford, Sayers echoed the modernist sensibilities of her time, valuing medieval architecture for the way it revealed the “sweetness and light” of culture. After two decades and several detective novels, Sayers began to see medieval architecture differently. Her novel The Nine Tailors provided a key to unlock her vision, and her play The Zeal of Thy House provided the keystone to uphold her new view of Christianity. These works led Sayers to look beyond ecclesiastical monuments to what they represent: a gathering of believers working to carry each other’s burdens as stones carry the arches upholding a medieval church.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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