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Sept. 9, 2024
Shakespeare, the Bible and Dorothy L Sayers: A Conversation with Jem Bloomfield
Episode 134:
Author Jem Bloomfield joins us to talk about his recently published book, ‘Allusion in Detective Fiction’, which looks at how and why allusion to Shakespeare and the Bible was used by the masters, or I should say mistresses, of golden age detective fiction. This may not seem like an obvious area when considering the pervasive influence of Shakespeare, but as you will here the connections that Jem has made can tell us a lot about how knowledge and use of Shakespeare is constantly changing.
Warning – Spoilers present!
Jem discusses major plot points of several classic detective novels, but we thought that they can hardly be counted as spoilers up to about a century after they were first published, but you have been warned.
Link to Jem's book on the publishers website:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-58339-1
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Jem Bloomfield
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Dr. Jem Bloomfield is assistant professor of literature at the University of Nottingham. His research interests focus around detective fiction, the reception histories of Shakespeare and the Bible, and fantasy. His books include Witchcraft and Paganism in Midcentury Women’s Detective Fiction; Paths in the Snow: A Literary Journey through The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; and Allusion in Detective Fiction: Shakespeare, the Bible and Dorothy L. Sayers. He can be found on twitter and Instagram @jembloomfield