“Crime is disease”: Contamination of Media in BBC Sherlock

This paper takes as its starting point the conceptual metaphor “crime is disease” as suggested by George Lakoff in order to advance a new reading of the BBC crime drama television series Sherlock (2010- ) based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Among over 200 film ve...

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Main Author: Eleonora Sasso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università di Roma Tor Vergata 2022-12-01
Series:Testo & Senso
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Online Access:https://testoesenso.it/index.php/testoesenso/article/view/593