Fairground attractions : a genealogy of the pleasure ground / / Deborah Philips.
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 co...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1849666660 1283479176 9786613479174 1849666679 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Deborah Philips. |