{"product_id":"sherlocks-world-ann-k-mcclellan-9781609386160","title":"Sherlock's World: Fan Fiction and the Reimagining of Bbc's Sherlock","description":"\u003cp\u003eSherlock Holmes remains more popular than ever some 130 years after the detective first appeared in print. These days, the iconic character's staying power is due in large part to the success of the recent BBC series \u003ci\u003eSherlock\u003c\/i\u003e, which brings the famous sleuth into the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most-watched television series in BBC history, \u003ci\u003eSherlock \u003c\/i\u003eis set in contemporary London, where thirtysomething Sherlock and John (no longer fussy old Holmes and Watson), alongside New Scotland Yard, solve crimes with the help of smartphones, texting, online forums, and the internet. In their modernization of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's nineteenth-century world, \u003ci\u003eSherlock \u003c\/i\u003ecreators Stephen Moffatt and Mark Gatiss make London as much a character of their show as the actors themselves. The highly stylized series has inspired an impassioned fan community in Britain, the U.S., and beyond. Fans create and share their writings, which reimagine the characters in even more dramatic ways than the series can. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving fan fiction studies, world-building, and genre studies, Ann McClellan examines the hit series and the fan fiction it inspires. Using \u003ci\u003eSherlock \u003c\/i\u003eto trace the changing face of fan fiction studies, McClellan's book explores how far fans are willing to go to change the Sherlockian canon while still reinforcing its power and status as the source text. What makes \u003ci\u003eSherlock \u003c\/i\u003efanfic Sherlockian? How does it stay within the canon even while engaging in the wildest reimaginings? \u003ci\u003eSherlock's World \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the boundaries between canon, genre, character, and reality through the lenses of fan fiction and world-building. This book promises to be a valuable resource for fan studies scholars, those who write fan fiction, and \u003ci\u003eSherlock \u003c\/i\u003efans alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann K. McClellan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609386167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609386160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Ann K. McClellan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080314482943,"sku":"9781609386160","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4e02ab9-9f5e-44a2-8a5e-5e3f168c7bb9.jpg?v=1685486125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sherlocks-world-ann-k-mcclellan-9781609386160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}