The Many Disguises of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Doyle (Sherlock Holmes, Fairies, and the Symbolist Movements in Art and Literature)

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dc.contributor.advisorJacobs, David L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLocheed, Jessica
dc.contributor.committeeMemberVoskuil, Lynn
dc.creatorForbes, Mary
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T16:20:12Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T16:20:12Z
dc.date.createdMay 2015
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T16:20:12Z
dc.description.abstractWhile fairies and Sherlock Holmes may not seem to have much in common, both were thought to be real by many Victorians. Most people are unaware that in addition to the Sherlock Holmes series, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote what he considered a non-fiction book expressing his belief in supernatural fairies. His father, Charles Doyle, shared in this belief and created numerous fairy paintings. Many Victorians believed that Sherlock Holmes was real and Arthur Conan received numerous letters requesting that fictional detective’s assistance. While at first glance the Sherlock stories appear to be very straightforward mysteries, upon further consideration it becomes clear that they are literature of Fin de Siècle and include intellectual Symbolist elements. The following is an investigation of two topics which initially seem widely disparate, fairies and Sherlock Holmes, and how a connection between the two can be explained through the Symbolist movements in art and literature.
dc.description.departmentArt, School of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1133
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectDoyle, Sir Arthur Conan
dc.subjectDoyle, Charles
dc.subjectHolmes, Sherlock
dc.subjectFairies
dc.subjectSymbolist
dc.subjectLiterature
dc.titleThe Many Disguises of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Doyle (Sherlock Holmes, Fairies, and the Symbolist Movements in Art and Literature)
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentArt, School of
thesis.degree.disciplineArt History
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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