Allusion in Detective Fiction

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Allusion plays a pivotal role in classic British detective fiction, particularly in the works of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. The study examines how these authors navigated the cultural significance of Shakespeare and the Bible during the genre's Golden Age, analyzing the meanings derived from their allusions. It also tracks the evolution of Sayers' novels into a canon that influenced subsequent writers, highlighting how allusive practices persisted through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, shaping the identity of the detective novel.