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SCREENING SHERLOCK IBD

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
04 / 2025
9781526176639
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Screening Sherlockáis the first book-length academic study of the film and television career of the most famous detective in fiction. Chapman explores the contexts, adaptation strategies and critical reception of Sherlock Holmes (and Dr Watson) on film and television in Britain and the United States. The book includes case studies of such famous Holmes impersonators as William Gillette, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Brett and Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as charting a path through many lesser-known productions. From early cinema to the Hollywood studio system, and from heritage drama to contemporary postmodern television,áScreening Sherlockáis an indispensible work for all aficionados of Arthur Conan DoyleâÇÖs consulting detective of Baker Street.

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169,08