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.
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 for years to come"--Provided by publisher.
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