{"product_id":"who-is-sherlock-essays-on-identity-in-modern-holmes-adaptations-paperback","title":"Who Is Sherlock?: Essays on Identity in Modern Holmes Adaptations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynnette Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nearly 130 years after the introduction of Sherlock Holmes to readers, the Great Detective's identity is being questioned, deconstructed, and reconstructed more than ever. Readers and audiences, not to mention scholars and critics, continue to analyze who Sherlock Holmes is or has become and why and how his identity has been formed in a specific way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The films \u003ci\u003eSherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e and television series \u003ci\u003eSherlock\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElementary\u003c\/i\u003e have introduced wildly divergent, yet fascinating portrayals that reveal as much about current social mores and popular culture as about the detective. More than ever, fans also are taking an active role in creating their own identities for Holmes through fan fiction and art, for example.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Who is Sherlock Holmes?\" is still a viable question. The answers provided by illustrators, scriptwriters, directors, costume designers, set designers, actors, scholars, and fans provide insights into both Victorian and the modern-day Sherlock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Like the many disguises the Great Detective has donned throughout canon and adaptations, his perceived identities may be surprising or shocking, but they continue to make us look ever more closely to discover the real Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eLynnette Porter\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor in the Humanities and Communication Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She wrote extensively on television and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.05 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131574194311,"sku":"9780786499076","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/595a41e891a158ad26ab279cffff76ae.webp?v=1732619980","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/who-is-sherlock-essays-on-identity-in-modern-holmes-adaptations-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}