"THE MAN BORN TO BE KING"
Sir,-I have now listened to all the plays in The Man Born to Be King, and my objection to them.is simply that they are not true. Dorothy Sayers takes great liberties with the New Testament version and draws on her imagination for matter, "human interest" I think it would be called, to round out the plays. She has certainly not improved on the Authorised Version, and her manner of presentation is dangerous. As propaganda, which is the real reason for the plays, the result will be about nil, and to the great mass who are indifferent. it will not prove convincing. Unfortunately, Dorothy Sayers had to draw on four separate authors who repeatedly contradict each other, even after their stories had been carefully edited over 300 years. To those who already believe the New Testament story and have no doubts, the plays can add nothing except the pleasure of listening. So unless she can convince and convert unbelievers (myself. for instance). her labour must be
in, vain.-
ARGOSY
(Te Awamutu).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 264, 14 July 1944, Page 7
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176"THE MAN BORN TO BE KING" New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 264, 14 July 1944, Page 7
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