Fairground Attractions

Fairground Attractions
Author: Deborah Philips
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1849666660

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. 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.

Penny Dreadfuls and Boys' Adventures

Penny Dreadfuls and Boys' Adventures
Author: Elizabeth James
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 154
Release: 1998
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

Penny dreadfuls - sensational stories published in weekly parts - were an important feature of Victorian popular literature. They were often anonymous, and inspired by the melodramas of the day. This is the catalogue of a comprehensive collection bequeathed by music-hall performer Barry Ono.

Pirate Boy

Pirate Boy
Author: Eve Bunting
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2012-05-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823428168

"What if I want to be a pirate and sail away on a pirate ship?" Danny asks his mom. She will be sad; but if Danny doesn't like it and wants to go home, she will come to the rescue, even if she has to ride on a dolphin, battle sea monsters, and wield a bottle of pirate-shrinking spray to do it! Young readers will love this adventurous and ultimately reassuring tale of a mother's love.