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THE IMAGE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH-AMERICAN FICTION
Corresponding Author(s) : Alexey Germanovich Melikhov
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 7 No. 6 (2019): November
Abstract
Purpose: The article analyzes the image of Sherlock Holmes in the works of some of the contemporary authors. The great detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had a major impact not only on literature but on the world culture as a whole. This image spawned a lot of works featuring similar characters or even himself long before the series became public domain, and after that point, the number of works featuring Sherlock Holmes raised drastically.
Methodology: The primary method is comparative analysis; we use it to compare the original image of Sherlock Homes with later versions
Result: As one would assume, the perception of the image is different from author to author and therefore is different from the original created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this article, we will analyze several works of fiction of contemporary authors (for example, Neil Gaiman and Mitch Cullen), the image of the great detective presented in then and compare it with the one from the original literature series. In conclusion we will discuss Sherlock Holmes as a modern archetype and its most prominent features.
Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students.
Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of The Image of Sherlock Holmes in Contemporary British-American Fiction is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.
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Breeva, T. (2014). Conceptualisation of history in V. Sharov's novel" Before and at the time". https://doi.org/10.7813/jll.2014/5-3/21 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7813/jll.2014/5-3/21
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Cullin, M. (2014). A Slight Trick of Mind, St. Petersburg, Azbuka, 320 p.
Doyle, A. C. (1927). The Sherlock Holmes Prize Competition: How I Made My List. Strand Magazine, 74.
Frolov, G.A., Salakhova, A.R. (2016). Beyond postmodernism borders: Patrick Süskind - Christoph Ransmayr. Journal of Language and Literature, ISSN: 2078-0303, Vol. 7. No. 3. August, 2016.
Gaiman, N. (2003). A Study in Emerald, http://www.neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/ex clusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf
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Moiseev, P., (2017). Poetics of the Detective Genre, Moscow, VSHE, 240 p.
Silaparasetti, V., Srinivasarao, G., & Khan, F. R. (2017). STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING ANALYSIS USING SMART PLS TO ASSESS THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) FACTORS ON WORKERS’BEHAVIOR. Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews, 5(2), 88-97. https://doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2017.524 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2017.524
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Thomas, D. (2010). Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil: And Other New Tales Featuring the World's Greatest Detective, New York, Pegasus Books, 336 p.
Zakirov, A., Sayapova, A., & Andryushchenko, O. (2017). The Incident In Forming Adultery Motif In The Artistic Structure Of The Novel “Anna Karenina†By Leo Tolstoy. Revista Publicando, 4(13 (1)), 894-903.
Teruo, T. (1998). A statistical survey of translated fiction 1840-1920. BENJAMINS TRANSLATION LIBRARY, 25, 37-42. https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.25.05ter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.25.05ter
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Leitch, T. (2008). Adaptations without Sources: The Adventures of Robin Hood. Literature/Film Quarterly, 36(1), 21-30.