English 279 - Sherlock Holmes and Interpretation

This course will explore the Sherlock Holmes stories and their various afterlives as a case study to explore the problematics of interpretation, especially literary interpretation. Some of the questions raised will concern evidence, inductive and deductive thought, applying theoretical paradigms, historical and material contexts, character and narrative, form and genre, popular culture, ideology, and the aesthetic.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors; Prereq: ENGL-199 or 8 credits in English.