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Sherlock Holmes for the 21st Century: Essays on New Adaptations


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The 21st century is a good time to be Sherlock Holmes. He stars in the Guy Ritchie films, with Robert Downey, Jr.; an internationally popular BBC television series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch; a novel sanctioned by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate; and dozens of additional novels and short stories, including two by Neil Gaiman. Add to this the videogames, comic books, and fan-created works, plus a potent Internet and social media presence. Holmes' London has become a prime destination for cinematic tourists. The evidence is clearly laid out in this collection of 14 new essays: Holmes and Watson are more popular than ever. The detective has been portrayed as hero, and antihero. He's tech savvy, and scientifically detached--even psychologically aberrant. He has been romantically linked to The Woman and bromantically to Watson. Whether Victorian or modern, he continues to fascinate. These essays explain why he is destined to be with us for years to come. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Introduction: In Search of the Real Sherlock Holmes      1. The Noble Bachelor and the Crooked Man: Subtext and Sexuality in the BBC’s Sherlock CARLEN LAVIGNE      2. Sex and the Single Sleuth ANISSA M. GRAHAM and JENNIFER C. GARLEN      3. “Bromance is so Bromance is so passé”: Robert Downey, Jr.’s Queer Paratexts KAYLEY THOMAS      4. The Watson Effect: Civilizing the Sociopath APRIL TOADVINE      5. “Don’t Make People into Heroes, John”: (Re/De) Constructing the Detective as Hero FRANCESCA M. MARINARO and KAYLEY THOMAS      6. Making the Transition: The Modern Adaptation and Recreation of the Scientist Detective Hero ANA E. LA PAZ      7. A Singular Case of Identity: Holmesian Shapeshifting RHONDA HARRIS TAYLOR      8. The Process of Elimination: The Americanization of Sherlock Holmes LYNNETTE PORTER      9. The “Great Game” of Information: The BBC’s Digital Native RHONDA HARRIS TAYLOR      10. Detecting the Technocratic Detective SVETLANA BOCHMAN      11. Investigating Victorian Propriety in Money Matters SVETLANA BOCHMAN      12. Welcome to London: The Role of the Cinematic Tourist LYNNETTE PORTER      13. True to Their Victorian Roots: The House of Silk LYNNETTE PORTER      14. Bookends of the Great Detective’s Life: Neil Gaiman’s Award-Winning Pastiches LYNNETTE PORTER      About the Contributors      Index     

About the Author :
The late Lynnette Porter was a professor in the Humanities and Communication Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She wrote extensively on television and film.

Review :
“An enjoyable collection”—Mythlore.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786468409
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 220
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Essays on New Adaptations
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786468408
  • Publisher Date: 13 Aug 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 381 gr


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