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Fairground Attractions: A Genealogy of the Pleasure Ground Philips, Dr Deborah (Professor of Literature and Cultural History, University of Brighton, UK)
Fairground Attractions: A Genealogy of the Pleasure Ground
Philips, Dr Deborah (Professor of Literature and Cultural History, University of Brighton, UK)
The study investigates the cultural production of the visual iconography of pleasure grounds from the eighteenth century pleasure garden to the contemporary theme park. The book identifies the literary genres common to carnival sites and traces their historical transition across a range of media to become familiar icons of popular culture.
304 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 15, 2011 |
| Original release date | 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9781849664912 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 241 × 163 × 27 mm · 625 g |
| Language | English |