Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century
Subtitle: essays on new adaptations
By: edited by Lynnette Porter
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786468409
Subjects: Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character); Film  adaptations; History and criticism; Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) in mass media; Sherlock Holmes films; Characters; Sherlock Holmes television programs; Sherlock Holmes
Other titles: Sherlock Holmes for the twenty-first century
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: in search of the real Sherlock Holmes; title: The noble bachelor and the crooked man: subtext and sexuality in the BBC's Sherlock / Carlen Lavigne; title: Sex and the single sleuth / Anissa M. Graham and Jennifer C. Garlen; title: "Bromance is so passe": Robert Downey, Jr.'s queer paratexts / Kayley Thomas; title: The Watson effect: civilizing the sociopath / April Toadvine; title: "Don't make people into heroes, John": (re/de)constructing the detective as hero / Francesca M. Marinaro and Kayley Thomas; title: Making the transition: the modern adaptation and recreation of the scientist detective hero / Ana E. La Paz; title: A singular case of identity: Holmesian shapeshifting / Rhonda Harris Taylor; title: The process of elimination: the Americanization of Sherlock Holmes / Lynnette Porter; title: The "great game" of information: the BBC's digital native / Rhonda Harris Taylor; title: Detecting the technocratic detective / Svetlana Bochman; title: Investigating Victorian propriety in money matters / Svetlana Bochman; title: Welcome to London: the role of the cinematic tourist / Lynnette Porter; title: True to their Victorian roots: The house of silk / Lynnette Porter; title: Bookends of the great detective's life: Neil Gaiman's award-winning pastiches / Lynnette Porter.