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A Genealogy of the Pleasure Ground
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A Genealogy of the Pleasure Ground
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The study investigates the cultural production of the visual iconography of popular pleasure grounds from the eighteenth century pleasure garden to the contemporary theme park. Deborah Philips identifies the literary genres, including fairy tale, gothic horror, Egyptiana and the Western which are common to carnival sites, tracing their historical transition across a range of media to become familiar icons of popular culture.Though the bricolage of narratives and imagery found in the contemporary leisure zone has been read by many as emblematic of postmodern culture, the author argues that the clash of genres and stories is less a consequence of postmodern pastiche than it is the result of a history and popular tradition of conventionalised iconography.
Table of Contents
Contents:
Pleasure Gardens, Great Exhibitions and Worlds Fairs: A Genealogy of the Theme Park
Illustrations and Innovations - the Metonymic Icons of the Carnival
Mickey Mouse Chivalry: Chivalric Romance
Fairy Tale Romances
Monsters, Murders and Vampires: the Gothic
The Riddles of the Sphinx: Egyptomania
Boys Own Stories: Explorer Heroes
Treasure Islands and Blue Lagoons
Future Imperfect: Science and Technology
Constructing the West: Frontierland
Consuming the West: Main Street, USA
Afterword
Product details
| Published | Mar 19 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781849664912 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 12 halftones |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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