Gender and the Modern Sherlock Holmes

Essays on Film and Television Adaptations Since 2009

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Edited by Nadine Farghaly

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Mystery

Keywords

detective films, adaptation, gender, Arthur Conan Doyle

Publishing date

2015

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 260 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-9459-0

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Book Presentation:
From his 1887 literary debut to his many film and television adaptations, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has lost none of his appeal. Besides Holmes himself, no character in Conan Doyle’s stories proves as interesting as the astute detective’s constant companion, Dr. Watson, who somehow seems both superfluous and essential. While Conan Doyle does not depict Holmes and Watson as equals, he avoids presenting Watson as incompetent, as he was made to appear on screen for decades. A variety of reimagined Holmeses and Watsons in recent years have depicted their relationship as more nuanced and complementary. Focusing on the Guy Ritchie films, the BBC’s Sherlock and CBS’s Elementary, this collection of new essays explores the ideas and implications behind these adaptations.

About the Author:
Nadine Farghaly has a Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Salzburg. She lives in Siegsdorf, Germany.

Press Reviews:
"covers in 14 orignal essays a brief period, exploring the on-screen relationships of Holmes and Dr. Watson as well as various female characters"—Communications Booknotes Quarterly.

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