Conundrums for the long week-end : England, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Lord Peter Wimsey / Robert Kuhn McGregor, with Ethan Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGregor, Robert Kuhn, 1952-

Contributor:

Lewis, Ethan, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character), 1890-.

Wimsey, Peter.

Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957--Characters--Lord Peter Wimsey.

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery stories, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lord Peter Wimsey-amateur detective, man of fashion, talented musician, and wealthy intellectual-is known to legions of readers. His enduring presence and popularity is a tribute to his creator, Dorothy L. Sayers, who brought Lord Peter to life during "the long week-end" between the First and Second World Wars, as British aristocracy began to change, making way for a modern world. In Conundrums for the Long Week-End, Robert McGregor and Ethan Lewis explore how Sayers used her fictional hero to comment on, and come to terms with, the social upheaval of the time: world wars, the crumbling of the privileged aristocracy, the rise of democracy, and the expanding struggle of women for equality.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction : England, Sayers, and Lord Peter

1. Lord Peter begins a career

2. Lord Peter discovers the possibilities

3. Lord Peter acquires a soul

4. Lord Peter displays his range

5. Lord Peter achieves a balance

6. Lord Peter and the long week-end

appendix A. Coordinated timeline

appendix B. On Sayers and the sonnet

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.

ISBN:

9781612777238

1612777236