A thrilling lecture not just about Dorothy Saier’s novel, but about female education in Oxford — where the events of “Gaudy Night” take place.
Dr. Alexandra Borisenko talks about the role of women in Oxford University in 19th century, as well as her experience of researching the environment of the novel and translating it into Russian, including the need to plunge into the university life of the last century and to deal with hundreds of quotes, from the Bible to popular poetry, that “Gaudy N… Read more
Dorothy Sayers and Women's Education in Oxford
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