Sherlock Holmes for the 21st Century: Essays on New Adaptations

by Lynnette Porter (Editor)

The 21st century is a good time to be Sherlock Holmes. He stars in the Guy Ritchie films, with Robert Downey, Jr.; an internationally popular BBC television series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch; a novel sanctioned by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate; and dozens of additional novels and short stories, including two by Neil Gaiman. Add to this the videogames, comic books, and fan-created works, plus a potent Internet and social media presence. Holmes' London has become a prime destination for cinematic tourists.

The evidence is clearly laid out in this collection of 14 new Holmes and Watson are more popular than ever. The detective has been portrayed as hero, and antihero. He's tech savvy, and scientifically detached--even psychologically aberrant. He has been romantically linked to The Woman and bromantically to Watson. Whether Victorian or modern, he continues to fascinate. These essays explain why he is destined to be with us for years to come.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Film

221 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some are good. Most tend to do with the sexuality of Sherlock Homes, which is almost an entirely modern issue. Not as interesting as I thought it would be.

[Nathalie]

A very interesting book full with essays about Sherlock. I read it for a paper on Popular Culture and will definitely reread it again since I only read a few essays necessary for the paper.

But what I read was very interesting. And well, ... it's Sherlock. ;-)