Dorothy l sayers and the detection club sayers, creator of the detective lord peter wimsey, was a founding. Sayers had done a translation of the divine comedy. This book is a marvelous way to either get acquainted with dorothy sayers or to renew and enrich that acquaintance. Dorothy leigh sayers june 1893 17 december 1957 was an english writer, best known for her detective fiction, particularly the novels and stories featuring amateur sleuth lord peter wimsey.
In 1944 british writer dorothy sayers 18931957, already famous as the author of lord peter wimsey detective novels, holed up in an air raid shelter with dantes divine comedy. It is widely considered to be the preeminent work in italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. Sayers translation of the divine comedy by dante alighieri. She was one of the first women to be awarded a degree by oxford university and later worked as a copywriter at an ad agency. Sayers was a renowned english crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator, christian humanist, and a student of classical and modern languages. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Recognized as one of the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century, she is remembered for her series of mystery novels and short stories featuring. Her crime fiction also included many more short stories of which eleven featured another amateur sleuth, the contrastingly lowerclass montague egg and the novel the documents in the case, co. Hell penguin classics alighieri, dante, sayers, dorothy l. This is a complete printable listing of all dorothy l sayers books and lists the newest dorothy l sayers book.
Sayers herself considered her translation of dantes divine comedy to be her best. She is perhaps best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories, set between the first and second world wars, which feature lord peter wimsey, an english. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between the first and second world wars that feature english aristocrat and amateur sleuth lord peter wimsey, that remain popular to this day. Sayers and barbara reynolds translated by dorothy l. The divine comedy dante 126521 is the greatest of italian poets and his divine comedy is the finest of all christian allegories. Dorothy leigh sayers was an english crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator and.
Sayers considered her translation of the commedia to be her most important work, and yet only one copy of the book was available through the dublin library service last week. Though commendable as arguably the foremost dante scholar of her generation, this note does not reflect well on dorothy l. Readers of the poethead blog will note that i dedicate saturday mornings to the work of women writers, editors and translators. Sayers states, this book is made up of selections from her novels, plays, letters, and essays. In 1916, a year after her graduation, sayer published her first book, a collection of. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free.
Sayers for her acumen as an essayist, playwright, apologist, and preeminent translator of dantes divine comedy. Dorothy leigh sayers was an english crime writer and poet. Today in christian history dailya daily newsletter featuring the most. Discover book depositorys huge selection of dorothy l sayers books online. In a move that makes her stand out from other translators of the original latin, sayers focused on preserving the rhyme and rhythm, eschewing the popular and nearly universally accepted abandon. Sayers wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. An acclaimed translation of dante alighieris the divine comedy volume 1. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sayers best known for writing her mystery novel series, which were a series of thriller novels and short stories set between the 1st and 2nd world wars. Despite some parallels in their childhoods, and their shared status as golden age queens of crime, the differences between agatha christie and dorothy l. Dorothy leigh sayers usually stylised as dorothy l. To the consternation of his more academic admirers, who believed latin to be the only proper language for dignified verse, dante wrote his comedy in colloquial italian, wanting it to be a poem for the common reader.
Her professional life on the other hand, saw great success in her translation of dantes divine comedy, and her. Chesterton preceding her as president and agatha christie succeeding her. Sayers 18931957 was an english poet, writer, and student of classical languages. This piece reflects on the experience of having one of my bestloved authors, dorothy l sayers, as a guide in this new reading venture. A new verse translation on your kindle in under a minute. Author dorothy sayers was born on june 1893 in oxford, united kingdom, the only child her parents had.
Agatha mary clarissa miller was schooled largely at. Her father was at the time headmaster of christ church cathedral school, and she was born in the headmasters house. As far as her career as a novelist is concerned, dorothy l. Detective novel enthusiasts may not know that for almost as many years, christian thinkers have appreciated the same dorothy l. The divine comedy, translated by dorothy l sayers vulpes.
The divine comedy the comedy of dante alighieri the florentine cantica i hell l inferno by dante alighieri translated by dorothy l. A renowned british writer best known for her detective stories featuring investigator lord peter wimsey, as well as for her translation of dantes divine comedy, dorothy l. The text is small, but the translation of the content of dorothy sayers. Sayers wrote novels, poetry, and translated dante for penguin classics. The dorothy l sayers society was founded in 1976 to promote the study of the life, works and thoughts of this great scholar and writer, to encourage the performance of her plays and the publication of books by and about her, to preserve original material for posterity and to provide assistance for researchers. Welcome to the official website for the dorothy l sayers society.
Eliot, and charles williams, sayers was a brilliant christian thinker, an anglocatholic. Her collaboration with artist john gilroy resulted in the mustard club for. Christianity today weekly weeklyctweekly delivers the best content from to your inbox each week. Dorothy l sayers and the detection club dorothy l sayers no divine. Sayerss first book of poetry was published in 1916 as op. Few writers in the twentieth century were as creative and productive as dorothy l. Dorothy sayers, detective fiction, and dantes divine comedy. The divine comedy the first volume of dantes divine comedy guided by the. While working as an advertising copywriter, sayers began writing whose body. The translation of the divine comedy undertaken by dorothy l. Dorothy sayers was a wellknown english crime writer, playwright, poet, translator, and christian humanist. Herein follows an incomplete list of book links related to dorothy l. She became one of the founding members of the detection club with g.
One of her most enduring works is a translation of dante alighieris divine comedy. The text is small, but the translation of the content of dorothy sayers is pretty good in comparison to other authors translation which i found was very poor. Dorothy l sayers and the detection club sayers, creator of the detective lord peter wimsey, was a founding member of the detection club, a. I still dont know how he does it christian history magazine. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. Dorothy leigh sayers was born at oxford on th june 1893, the only child of the rev.
The poems imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world. She claimed that her translation of the divine comedy by dante to be her best work. Buy the divinde comedy 1 hell by dante translated by dorothy l. He made it swift, exciting anfd topical,lavishing upon it all his learning and wit, all his tenderness, humour and enthusiasm, and all his poetry. Upon rereading all of the lord peter wimsey novels, i decided that it was high time i read a biography of their author, dorothy l. The title of this book is the divine comedy, part 1 and it was written by dante alighieri, dorothy l. Sayers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dorothy used to love studying modern and classical languages during her growing years. Discover book picks from the ceo of penguin random house us close. Dante combined them into the great allegory of the souls reach for god. Sayers wrote novels, poetry, and translated dante for the penguin classics. Her justly renowned works include detective fiction featuring lord peter wimsey, theological reflections, literary criticism, and her translation of dantes divine comedy among the prominent themes of her work was the need for and challenges of developing. Dorothy l sayers february 2020 no divine revelation, feminine intuition or mumbo jumbo. Sayers herself considered her translation of dantes divine comedy to be her best work.
Now, for the first time, an anthology brings together the best of both worlds. However, sayers herself considered her translation of dantes divine comedy to be her best. Dorothy leigh sayers june 189317 december 1957 who preferred to be referred to as dorothy l sayers, was a renowned english crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator and christian humanist. Sayers 18931957 was a british playwright, scholar, and acclaimed author of mysteries, best known for her books starring the gentleman sleuth lord peter wimsey. Sayers, the english playwright, novelist, and poet. Her father was a chaplain at christ church cathedral in oxford, but soon became the rector in the small village of. A thorough thinker, and a careful writer, she is now mostly remembered for her detective novels, and as a satellite to the inklings, that group of oxford writers that included j. Dorothy sayers christian history christianity today. The divine comedy the second volume of dantes divine comedy beginning with dantes liberation from hell, purgatory relates his ascent, accompanied by. Sayers was enjoying herself so muchwhy did she stop. He worked on the divine comedy from 8 until near the time of his death in ravenna in 21.