Ateneo - UPO

Cinema, television, adaptation: the Sherlock Holmes case

Required novels and short stories:
Arthur Conan Doyle, Uno studio in rosso (A Study in Scarlet, 1887);
Arthur Conan Doyle, Il segno dei quattro (The Sign of Four, 1890);
Arthur Conan Doyle, Uno scandalo in Boemia (A Scandal in Bohemia, 1891);
Arthur Conan Doyle, I cinque semi d'arancio (The Five Orange Pips, 1891);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L’uomo dal labbro storto (The Man with the Twisted Lip, 1891);
Arthur Conan Doyle, Il mistero della Gloria Scott (The Adventure of the Gloria Scott, 1893);
Arthur Conan Doyle, Il cerimoniale dei Musgrave (The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, 1893);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L'avventura dell'interprete greco (The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, 1893);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L'ultima avventura (The Final Problem, 1893);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L'avventura della casa vuota (The Adventure of Empty House, 1903);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L'avventura di Charles Augustus Milverton (The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, 1904);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L'avventura dei sei Napoleoni (The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, 1904);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L'avventura dei progetti Bruce-Partington (The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, 1908);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L'avventura del detective morente (The Adventure of the Dying Detective, 1913);
Arthur Conan Doyle, L'ultimo saluto. Un epilogo (His Last Bow, 1917);

Required films:
1. La donna ragno (The Spider Woman, Roy William Neill, 1943)
2. L'artiglio scarlatto (The Scarlet Claw, Roy William Neill, 1944)
3. La furia dei Baskerville (The Hound of the Baskervilles, Terence Fisher, 1959)
4. Vita privata di Sherlock Holmes (The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Billy Wilder, 1970)
5. Senza indizio (Without a Clue, Thom Eberhardt, 1988)
6. Sherlock Holmes (id., Guy Ritchie, 2009)

Required TV series:
Sherlock (BBC, 2010-2017) - l'intera serie (13 episodi)

required books:
Matteo Pollone, Sherlock, Torino, Graphot, 2021
Giulia Carluccio, Anna Masecchia, Stefania Rimini (a cura di), Cinema, letteratura, intermedialità, Roma, Carocci, 2023

Historicizing the concept of "adaptation", applying it to different media forms; acquire the basic elements for understanding the contemporary audiovisual landscape.

English Language Fluency

Frontal lessons with audiovisual materials; discussion in the classroom.

Specialized English Literature students should read Doyle's stories in their original language

Oral exam starting from a topic chosen by the student.

The course will examine the transmedia history of the Sherlock Holmes character from the first Arthur Conan Doyle novel to the most recent adaptations.

Starting from the specific case study of the character of Sherlock Holmes, the student will acquire specific skills regarding the intertwining (now increasingly frequent and inextricable) of different media forms and storytelling experiences.