Fairground attractions : a genealogy of the pleasure ground /

"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...

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Egile nagusia: Philips, Deborah
Formatua: Licensed eBooks
Hizkuntza:ingelesa
Argitaratua: London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Pub., 2012.
Sarrera elektronikoa:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=435130
Aurkibidea:
  • Pleasure Gardens, Great Exhibitions and Wonderlands
  • Illustrations and Innovations
  • Mickey Mouse Chivalry
  • Fairy Tale Romance
  • Monsters, Murders and Vampires
  • The Riddles of the Sphinx
  • Boy's Own Stories
  • Treasure Islands and Blue Lagoons
  • Future Imperfect
  • Constructing the Frontier
  • Consuming the West.