Authorship and authenticity in Sherlock Holmes pastiches

Transformative Works and Cultures

卷:23

Sanna Nyqvist¹ 

[1] University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;

关键词: Canon;    John Dickson Carr;    Detective fiction;    Michael Dibdin;    Adrian Conan Doyle;    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle;    Fan fiction;    Imitation;    Nicholas Meyer;    Pastiche;   

DOI  :  10.3983/twc.2017.0834

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Rewritings and adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes stories are traditionally called pastiches among fandom. This article juxtaposes that established use with the literary critical notion of pastiche as imitation of style, and shows how stylistic affinity to the originals produces complex effects in the imitations. The article identifies two main strands in the pastiches: one that aims to correct the mistakes and fill in the gaps in the original stories, and one that supplements the canon with stories Watson left untold. Balancing among homage, criticism, and usurpation, the pastiches comment on the original story world and its cultural context, and engage in fictions of authorship to account for the apparent inauthenticity of the retellings.

【 授权许可】

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