Who IS Sherlock Holmes - Neil McCaw

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Senzos Osijek

More than a century after first emerging

Više od stoljeća nakon prvog pojavljivanja

into the fog-bound, gas-lit streets of Victorian London,

u maglovitim petrolejkama osvijetljenim ulicama Viktorijanskog Londona,

Sherlock Holmes is universally recognizable.

Sherlock Holmes je univerzalno prepoznatljiv.

Even his wardrobe and accessories are iconic:

Čak su mu i odjeća i dodaci poznati:

the Inverness cape,

Inverness plašt,

deerstalker hat,

lovačka kapa,

and calabash pipe,

i lula od tikovine,

and figures such as his best friend and housemate Doctor Watson,

i likovi kao njegov najbolji prijatelj i cimer Doktor Watson,

arch-nemesis Moriarty,

zakleti suparnik Moriarty,

and housekeeper Mrs. Hudson

i domaćica Gđa. Hudson

have become part of the popular consciousness,

postali su dio popularne svijesti,

as have his extraordinary, infallible powers of deduction

kao i njegove nevjerojatne, nepogrešive moći dedukcije

utilized in the name of the law,

korištene u ime zakona,

his notorious drug use,

njegovo korištenje droge,

and his popular catchphrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson."

i njegova uzrečica: "Elementarno, dragi Watsone."

And yet many of these most recognizable features of Holmes

A ipak većina ovih najprepoznatljivijih osobina Holmesa

don't appear in Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories.

ne pojavljuje se u originalnim knjigama Arthur Conana Doylea.

Doyle's great detective solves crimes in all sorts of ways,

Doyleov veliki detektiv rješava zločine na svakakve načine,

not just using deduction.

ne samo koristeći dedukciju.

He speculates, and at times even guesses, and regularly makes false assumptions.

Špekulira, i pogađa, i redovno radi krive pretpostavke.

Furthermore, Mrs. Hudson is barely mentioned,

Nadalje, gospođa Hudson je rijetko spomenuta,

no one says, "Elementary, my dear Watson,"

nitko ne kaže:"Elementarno, dragi Watsone"

and the detective and his sidekick live apart for much of the time.

i detektiv i pomoćnik žive odvojeno većinu vremena.

Moriarty, the grand villain, only appears in two stories,

Moriarty, veliki zlikovac, pojavljuje se samo u dvije priče,

the detective's drug use is infrequent after the first two novels,

detektivova uporaba droga nije učestala nakon prve dvije knjige,

and Holmes is rarely enthralled to the English legal system;

i Holmes se rijetko koristi engleskim pravnim sustavom.

He much prefers enacting his own form of natural justice

Rađe primjenjuje vlastti oblik prirodne pravde

to sticking to the letter of the law.

umjesto praćenja slova zakona.

Finally, many of the most iconic elements of the Holmesian legend

Napokon, najupečatljiviji elementi Holmesove legende

aren't Doyle's either.

također nisu Doyleovi.

The deerstalker cap and cape were first imagined by Sidney Paget,

Lovačka kapa i plašt prvi su put smišljeni od Sidneya Pageta,

the story's initial illustrator.

prvog ilustratora,

the curved pipe was chosen by American actor William Gillette

a zavijena lula odabrana je od američkog glumca Williama Gilletea

so that audiences could more clearly see his face on stage,

tako da mu publika jasnije može vidjeti lice na pozornici,

and the phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson,"

i fraza: "Elementarno, dragi Watsone,"

was coined by author and humorist P.G. Wodehouse.

stvorio je autor i humorist P.G. Wodehouse.

So who exactly is Sherlock Holmes?

Pa tko je zapravo Sherlock Holmes?

Who's the real great detective, and where do we find him?

Tko je pravi veliki detektiv i gdje ćemo ga naći?

Purists might answer that the original Sherlock

Puristi bi odgovorili da je originalni Sherlock

inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's university mentor Dr. Joseph Bell

inspiriran sveučilišnim mentorom Arthura Conana Doylea, Dr. Josephom Bellom

is the real one.

onaj pravi.

But the fact remains that that version of Sherlock has been largely eclipsed

Ali činjenica ostaje da je ta verzija Sherlocka zasjenjena

by the sheer volume of interpretation,

čistim obimom interpretacije,

leaving Doyle's detective largely unrecognizable.

ostavljajući Doyleovog detektiva potpuno neprepoznatljivim.

So there's another, more complex,

Tako da je tu još jedan, složeniji,

but perhaps more satisfying answer to the question,

ali više zadovoljavajući odgovor na to pitanje,

but to get there, we must first consider the vast body of interpretations

no da bi do toga došli, prvo moramo vidjeti sve interpertacije

of the great detective.

velikog detektiva.

Since Conan Doyle's first story in 1887,

Od prve priče 1887.,

there have been thousands of adaptations of Holmes,

nastale su tisuće adaptacija Holmesa,

making him perhaps the most adapted fictional character in the world.

čineći ga možda najadaptiranijim izmišljenim likom na svijetu.

That process began with Victorian stage adaptations,

Proces je počeo Viktorijanskim adaptacijama na pozornici

and accelerated with the emergence of film.

i ubrzao se pojavljivanjem filma.

There were more than 100 film adaptations of Holmes

Postojalo je više od 100 filmskih adaptacija Holmesa

in the first two decades of the 20th century alone.

u prva dva desetljeća dvadesetog stsoljeća samog.

And since then, there have many thousands more in print,

I od onda, je tiskano još tisuće

and on film,

i na filmu,

television,

televiziji,

stage,

and radio.

pozornici,

i radiu.

Holmes has been reinterpreted by people everywhere,

Holmesa su reinterpretirali ljudi posvuda,

in remarkably different, and often contradictory ways.

na zapanjujuće, i često proturječne načine.

These adaptations demonstrate both Holmes's popularity

Ove adaptacije demonstriraju Holmesovu popularnost

and his malleability.

i njegovu poslušnost.

For instance, he featured in a number of allied anti-Nazi propaganda films

Na primjer, glumio je u puno protunacističkih propaganda filmova

during World War II.

tijekom Drugog svjetskog rata.

And both Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt

I Winston Churchill i Franklin Delano Roosevelt

were avid enthusiasts,

bili su entuzijasti,

the latter even joining the Baker Street Irregulars,

a potonji se pridružio Baker Street Irregulars,

a Holmesian appreciation society,

društvu obožavatelja Holmesa,

and nicknaming one secret service hideout Baker Street.

i dao je nadimak jednom skrovištu tajne službe Baker Street.

And yet, at the very same time,

A ipak, u istom trenutku,

Holmes also appeared in various German-language film adaptations,

Holmes se također pojavio u raznim njemačkim filmskim adaptacijama,

some of which were said to have been much-loved favorites of Adolf Hitler.

neki od kojih su bili omiljeni filmovi Hitlera.

So let's return to our question.

Vratimo se našem pitanju.

Would the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?

Hoće li se pravi Sherlock Holmes ustati?

The truth is that this world of adaptation has made him into a palimpsest.

Istina je da ga je ovaj svijet adaptacija od njega napravio palimpsest.

Sherlock is a cultural text,

Sherlock je kulturalni tekst,

repeatedly altered over time as each new interpretation becomes superimposed

ponovno uređen kroz vrijeme, sa svakom novom interpretacijom postaje pretpostavljen

over those that proceed it.

onima prije njih.

This means that Sherlock continually evolves,

To znači da Sherlock stalno evoluira,

embodying ideas and values often far removed

utjelovljujući ideje i vrijednosti često udaljene

from those found in Conan Doyle.

od onih koje prolazimo kod Conan Doylea.

And after each particular story ends, Sherlock rises again,

I nakon što svaka priča završi, Sherlock se ponovno ustaje,

a little changed, perhaps,

pomalo izmijenjen, možda,

with a new face and fresh mannerisms or turns of phrase,

sa novim licem i svježim ponašanjem ili novim frazama,

but still essentially Sherlock, our Sherlock.

ali ipak u osnovi Sherlock, naš Sherlock.