Victorian Detectives in Contemporary Culture

In contrast to the main body of current Victorian detective criticism, which tends to concentrate on Conan Doyle's creation and only uses other detectives as a backdrop, the texts gathered in this volume examine various contemporary ways of (re)presenting real and fictional detectives that originated in or are otherwise associated with that era: Inspector Bucket, Sergeant Cuff, Inspector Reid, Tobias Gregson, Flaxman Low, and psychiatrists as detectives. Such a collection allows for a critical re-assessment of both the detectives' importance to the Victorian literature and culture and provides a better basis for understanding the reasons behind their contemporary returns, re-imaginings and re-creations, contributing to the creation of a base for further cultural and critical works dealing with reworkings of the Victorian era.

Spre deosebire de corpul principal al criticii actuale de detectivi victorieni, care tinde sa se concentreze asupra creatiei lui Conan Doyle si foloseste doar alti detectivi ca fundal, textele adunate in acest volum examineaza diferite moduri contemporane de (re) prezentare a detectivilor reali si fictivi care au provenit in sau sunt altfel asociate cu acea epoca: inspectorul Bucket, sergentul manseta, inspectorul Reid, Tobias Gregson, Flaxman Low si psihiatrii ca detectivi.