Book 8 - Josef Steiff "Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy"

[jazzy_dave]

Josef Steiff "Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind )Open Court Books)



Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy is a fun read for any Holmes fan. The book is part of the Popular Culture and Philosophy series and contains 33 short chapters broken up into 7 categories. The "amateur detectives" authors deal with all sorts of topics about Sherlock Holmes including: discussions of philosophers and theories, summations of cases, several folks pick their favourite Holmes actor and give reasons why, there are chapters on the development of the detective genre, Moriarty, virtual reality, and how Holmes adjusted to married life to name a few. The book deals with all sorts of Holmesiana: the official Doyle canon, the non-canonical Doyle stories, pastiches, television, theater, and film (including Star Trek and Japanese) manifestations, and modern fiction. Wonderfully entertaining read.

Comments

[ba1126.livejournal.com]

I'll have to look for this one!!I've loved Sherlock Holmes (books, movies, TV shows, etc.) since I read my first one at about age 12!!

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

This looks wonderful!! A friend (well, aquaintance) wrote Ways They Met about Sherlock and Watson and chance meetings that could have happened. Hoping to get my hands on that one soon!!

*HUGS*

[ravena-kade.livejournal.com]

I will look for this one. I have been a Holmes fan since I was 11.

[tjoel2]

Oh, I would love that! Robert Downey Jr. is amazing in those movies. And I quite enjoyed the TV series as well.

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

I will have to track this down.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting.
Especially as I don't know/do a lot of Sherlock.
Hugs, Jon