Moriarty by Horowitz. Neo-Victorian Connections

This option asks you to synthesize some basic research on the neo-Victorian genre with your experience of Horowitz’s novel Moriarty in a standard term paper. (You can always jazz it up by adding relevant images, if you like.)

For this assignment, look at the resources below on the neo-Victorian phenomenon. The best way to approach this analysis, perhaps, is to pay attention to signs as you read: how would I know this novel was not written in the 19th Century? How does it seem different from the ACD canon (the “real” Sherlock stories)? Then, reflect on the appeal–why is the genre so popular? What is it about certain plots or characterizations that make these old-fashioned, throwback narratives so marketable today? Your thesis should make a central point about WHY Moriarty works in our culture today. Then back up your claim(s) with relevant evidence from novel and passages from any of the resources below.

Here are some sources to get you thinking about the rise and staying power of the neo-Victorian genre:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/41413838.pdf (this is a book review, but full of good info for you–and written by my graduate studies mentor, actually)

http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199799558/obo-9780199799558-0083.xml (overview of the genre and defining features with appended source list for further reading)

http://www.victorianweb.org/neovictorian/introduction.html (good accessible intro)

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-11-09-0311070458-story.html (For a mainstream readership)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/style/steampunk-style.html (ditto–NYT)

This paper should be approximately 5-6 pages and must incorporate textual evidence from the novel, as well as citations from a minimum of 3 outside sources (above, or others that you find).

***If possible, could I please receive an editable version so I can make any changes if necessary