Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century : essays on new adaptations / edited by Lynnette Porter.
Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century : essays on new adaptations / edited by Lynnette Porter.
Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century : essays on new adaptations / edited by Lynnette Porter.
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Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
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N791.43651/17
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English
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Physical content
vi, 211 p. ; 23 cm.
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...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2012.
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Summary
"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...
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Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century : essays on new adaptations / edited by Lynnette Porter.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2012.
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N791.43651/17
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74VvjRMGRD3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvjRMGRD3g
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ISBN
0786468408 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786468409 (softcover : alk. paper)
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791.43/651
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991015131769702626
