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Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century

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"Holmes and Watson are more popular than ever. Adaptations describe him as tech savvy, scientifically detached, even psychologically aberrant; he has been romantically linked to The Woman and bromantically to Watson. These 14 essays analyze Sherlock Holmes as a cultural icon and explain why he is destined to be a beloved if controversial character for years to come"--Provided by publisher.

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Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century: essays on new adaptations
2012, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Jefferson, N.C
Other Titles
Sherlock Holmes for the twenty-first century

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.43/651
Library of Congress
PN1995.9.S5 S54 2012, PN1995.9.S5S54 2012, PN1995.9.S5 S54 2012eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25376848M
Internet Archive
sherlockholmesfo0000unse
ISBN 13
9780786468409
LCCN
2012026506
OCLC/WorldCat
794708252, 806954349

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