{"product_id":"fan-phenomena-sherlock-holmes-9781783202058","title":"Fan Phenomena: Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew could have predicted the enduring fascination with the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. From the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the recent BBC series that has made a heart-throb out of Benedict Cumberbatch, the sleuth has been much a part of the British and global cultural legacy from the moment of his first appearance in 1887.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this book discuss the ways in which various fan cultures have sprung up around the stories and how they have proved to be a strong cultural paradigm for the ways in which these phenomena function in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Essays explore the numerous adaptations, rewritings, rip-offs, role-playing, wiki and crowd sourced texts, virtual realities and faux scholarship Sherlock Holmes has inspired. Though fervid fan behaviour is often mis-characterized as a modern phenomenon, the historical roots of fan manifestation that have been largely forgotten are revived in this thrilling book.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eComplete with interviews with writers who have famously brought the character of Holmes back to life, the collection benefits from the vast knowledge of its contributors, including academics who teach in the field, archivists and a number of writers who have been involved in the enactment of Holmes stories on stage, screen and radio. The release of \u003cem\u003eFan Phenomena: Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e coincides with Holmes’s 160th birthday, so it is no mystery that it will make a welcome addition to the burgeoning scholarship on this timeless detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'[Fan Phenomena: Sherlock Holmes is] a rich, varied and most interesting mixture.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Roger Johnson, 'The Sherlock Holmes Journal'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/strong\u003e– Tom Ue and Jonathan Cranfield\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSherlock Holmes and Shakespeare – Tom Ue\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHolmes and the Snake Skin Suits: Fighting for Survival on '50s Television – Russell Merritt\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFan Appreciation no.1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eAnthony Horowitz:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAuthor of \u003cem\u003eThe House of Silk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDoyle or Death? An Investigation into the World of Pastiche – Luke Benjamen Kuhns\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFan Appreciation no.2\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eElle Ann Soderstrom: Author of \u003cem\u003eSteampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSherlock Holmes, Fan Culture and Fan Letters – Jonathan Cranfield\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFan Appreciation no.3\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Team behind \u003cem\u003eThe Young Sherlock Holmes Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSherlock Holmes in the Twenty-second Century:Rebranding Holmes for a Child Audience – Noel Brown\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFan Appreciation no.4\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eScott Beatty: Co-author of \u003cem\u003eSherlock Holmes: Year One\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOn Writing New Adventures on Audio: Into the Interstices of Canon – Jonathan Barnes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Creation of 'The Boy Sherlock Holmes' – Shane Peacock\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFan Appreciation no.5\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eRobert Ryan: Author of \u003cem\u003eDead Man's Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGetting Level with the King-Devil: Moriarty, Modernity and Conspiracy – Benjamin Poore\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042260943191,"sku":"9781783202058","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783202058.jpg?v=1750953672","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fan-phenomena-sherlock-holmes-9781783202058","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}