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Sherlock Holmes in Context
Sam Naidu (Ed.)
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Description for Sherlock Holmes in Context
Hardback. Editor(s): Naidu, Sam. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 206 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book of interdisciplinary essays serves to situate the original Sherlock Holmes, and his various adaptations, in a contemporary cultural context. This collection is prompted by three main and related questions: firstly, why is Sherlock Holmes such an enduring and ubiquitous cultural icon; secondly, why is it that Sherlock Holmes, nearly 130 years after his birth, is enjoying such a spectacular renaissance; and, thirdly, what sort of communities, imagined or otherwise, have arisen around this figure since the most recent resurrections of Sherlock Holmes by popular media? Covering various media and genres (TV, film, literature, theatre) and scholarly approaches, ... Read more
This book of interdisciplinary essays serves to situate the original Sherlock Holmes, and his various adaptations, in a contemporary cultural context. This collection is prompted by three main and related questions: firstly, why is Sherlock Holmes such an enduring and ubiquitous cultural icon; secondly, why is it that Sherlock Holmes, nearly 130 years after his birth, is enjoying such a spectacular renaissance; and, thirdly, what sort of communities, imagined or otherwise, have arisen around this figure since the most recent resurrections of Sherlock Holmes by popular media? Covering various media and genres (TV, film, literature, theatre) and scholarly approaches, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Crime Files
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137555946
SKU
V9781137555946
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99-15
About Sam Naidu (Ed.)
Sam Naidu is Associate Professor in the Department of English, Rhodes University, South Africa. Her main research and teaching areas are crime and detective fiction and transnational literature. She has published widely on South African crime and detective fiction and also on indigenous folklore and ethnography in colonial South Africa.
Reviews for Sherlock Holmes in Context
This collection is best for scholars interested in comparing Sherlock Holmes adaptations in their contexts to Sherlock Holmes in his canonical appearances. It is particularly strong for those studying the BBC's Sherlock. (Malcah Effron, cercles.com, June, 2018) Sherlock Holmes in Context covers topics not found in other books about Holmes and offers new insights into ... Read more