I love that Sayers' use of horti conclusi brings out what could be seen as a major theme of Gaudy Night: how a space meant for the flourishing of the life of the mind and out-flowing of knowledge can become, instead, a place of being trapped and threatened by an unbalanced mind.
I love that Sayers' use of horti conclusi brings out what could be seen as a major theme of Gaudy Night: how a space meant for the flourishing of the life of the mind and out-flowing of knowledge can become, instead, a place of being trapped and threatened by an unbalanced mind.