My object was to tell that story to the best of my ability, within the medium at my disposal – in short to make as good a work of art as I could.
Dorothy Sayers in her introduction to The Man Born to be King.
Dorothy Sayers’s The Man Born to be King is a collection of radio plays based on the life of Jesus as recorded in historical accounts. What happens when students engage with her dramatic portrayal of that story? Could it help students apprehend history in a way that extends beyond mere dates, names, and places? Could reading historical drama enable students to connect emotionally with historical figures, to discern their tacit desires, motivations, and thoughts, or to understand the social, political, and cultural context of historical events? Does reading historical drama help students see the particulars of their own stories in the grander story unfolding over time?