The critical reception of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle : Sherlock Holmes and beyond /

"Twenty-first-century readers, television viewers, and moviegoers know Arthur Conan Doyle as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, the world's most recognizable fictional detective. Holmes's enduring popularity has kept Conan Doyle in the public eye. However, Holmes has taken on a life of h...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mazzeno, Laurence W. (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2023.
Colecção:Literary criticism in perspective.
Acesso em linha:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv33jb5wc
Sumário:
  • Introduction: The complicated afterlives of Doyle and Holmes
  • The emergence of a popular writer (1879-1900)
  • New ventures (1901-1930)
  • Decades of critical neglect (1931-1970)
  • Traditional readings, new theoretical critiques (1971-1990)
  • Achieving respectability among critics (1991-2000)
  • Twenty-first century critiques I (2001-2010)
  • Twenty-first century critiques II (2011-2020)
  • Future directions.