Abstract
In the Holmes canon, and every meaningful adaptation that followed, there is a strong relationship between work and narcotics. This essay shall deconstruct the differing depictions of this relationship, arguing that modern adaptations typically differ from Arthur Conan Doyle’s vision for the character due to their duty to modern audiences, and a need to seek depth from a character in the era of antiheroes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 39-48 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Ad Alta: the Birmingham Journal of Literature |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Feb 2022 |
Keywords
- sherlock holmes
- addiction
- drugs
- drug addiction
- work
- labour
- labor
- television
- tv
- arthur conan doyle
- victorian literature
- victorian
- medical humanities
- medicine
- television adaptation
- adaptation studies
- adaptation
- adaptations
