Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century : essays on new adaptations / edited by Lynnette Porter.
"The evidence is clearly laid out in this collection of 14 new essays: Holmes and Watson are more popular than ever. Whether Victorian or modern, he continues to intrigue us. These essays analyze Sherlock Holmes as a cultural icon and explain why he is destined to be a beloved if controversial...
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| Other title: | Sherlock Holmes for the twenty-first century. |
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| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: in search of the real Sherlock Holmes
- The noble bachelor and the crooked man: subtext and sexuality in the BBC's Sherlock / Carlen Lavigne
- Sex and the single sleuth / Anissa M. Graham and Jennifer C. Garlen
- "Bromance is so passe": Robert Downey, Jr.'s queer paratexts / Kayley Thomas
- The Watson effect: civilizing the sociopath / April Toadvine
- "Don't make people into heroes, John": (re/de)constructing the detective as hero / Francesca M. Marinaro and Kayley Thomas
- Making the transition: the modern adaptation and recreation of the scientist detective hero / Ana E. La Paz
- A singular case of identity: Holmesian shapeshifting / Rhonda Harris Taylor
- The process of elimination: the Americanization of Sherlock Holmes / Lynnette Porter
- The "great game" of information: the BBC's digital native / Rhonda Harris Taylor
- Detecting the technocratic detective / Svetlana Bochman
- Investigating Victorian propriety in money matters / Svetlana Bochman
- Welcome to London: the role of the cinematic tourist / Lynnette Porter
- True to their Victorian roots: The house of silk / Lynnette Porter
- Bookends of the great detective's life: Neil Gaiman's award-winning pastiches / Lynnette Porter.