"Elementary, my dear Watson". Per una falsa citazione
Nowhere, among Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's pages concerning one of the most celebrated characters of British literature, Sherlock Holmes, is to be found the interjection: "Elementary, my dear Watson!". Exploring the creation of the London investigator as well as Holmes' first appear...
| Published in: | Parole Rubate |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nicola Catelli - Corrado Confalonieri
2014-12-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.parolerubate.unipr.it/fascicolo10_pdf/F10_7_minella_doyle.pdf |
| Summary: | Nowhere, among Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's pages concerning one of the most celebrated characters of British literature, Sherlock Holmes, is to be found the interjection: "Elementary, my dear Watson!". Exploring the creation of the London investigator as well as Holmes' first appearance in theatre, cinema and literature, this essay will help to understand why he is still so popular and why the 'non-quotation' keeps haunting the collective imagination. Despite its philological inaccuracy, the interjection has become so famous that it has been used even outside its original context. |
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| ISSN: | 2039-0114 |