Post-Millennial Gothic: Comedy, Romance and the Rise of Happy Gothic

Author:   Dr Catherine Spooner (Reader in Literature and Culture, Lancaster University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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9781441101211


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   23 February 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Post-Millennial Gothic: Comedy, Romance and the Rise of Happy Gothic


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Surveying the widespread appropriations of the Gothic in contemporary literature and culture, Post-Millennial Gothic shows contemporary Gothic is often romantic, funny and celebratory. Reading a wide range of popular texts, from Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series through Tim Burton's Gothic film adaptations of Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows, to the appearance of Gothic in fashion, advertising and television, Catherine Spooner argues that conventional academic and media accounts of Gothic culture have overlooked this celebratory strain of 'Happy Gothic'. Identifying a shift in subcultural sensibilities following media coverage of the Columbine shootings, Spooner suggests that changing perceptions of Goth subculture have shaped the development of 21st-century Gothic. Reading these contemporary trends back into their sources, Spooner also explores how they serve to highlight previously neglected strands of comedy and romance in earlier Gothic literature.

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Author:   Dr Catherine Spooner (Reader in Literature and Culture, Lancaster University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic USA
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.326kg
ISBN:  

9781441101211


ISBN 10:   1441101217
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   23 February 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Consuming the Edible Graveyard: Gothic Lifestyles and Lifestyle Gothic 2. 'The images, for me, are the story': Tim Burton's Gothic Aesthetics 3. 'Forget Nu Rave, We're Into Nu Grave!': High Street Style and the uses of Gothic Romance 4. Gothic Charm School, or, How Vampires Learned to Sparkle 5. Pretty in Black: The Goth Girl and the Whimsical Macabre 6. 'Happy Nights Are Here Again': Having a Laugh with Vampires and Other Monsters 7. 'I'm the Shoreditch Vampire': Making Over Goth Masculinities in Television Comedy 8. 'Swishing about and spookiness': Whitby and Gothic Literary Tourism from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Paul Magrs's Never the Bride Conclusion: Gothic Celebrations Works cited Index

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Spooner is especially persuasive in her argument that the rise in the fusion of comedy and Gothic needs not to be viewed as on the fringes of what is quintessentially Gothic, but rather a turn toward a new form of Gothic altogether ... Spooner's writing style, as well as her intriguing references and anecdotes, provides for a very enjoyable and accessible read-for those inside and outside academia. * The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts * Post-Millennial Gothic is well rounded, accessible and very readable study that arguably succeeds in its mission statement and more. * The Dark Arts Journal * This book expands our understanding of the Gothic and uses lots of interesting contemporary examples. I think this book would be of interest to not just Gothic scholars, but also those interested in post-millennial and material culture. * Fantastika *


Post-Millennial Gothic is well rounded, accessible and very readable study that arguably succeeds in its mission statement and more. * The Dark Arts Journal *


Post-Millennial Gothic is well rounded, accessible and very readable study that arguably succeeds in its mission statement and more. * The Dark Arts Journal * This book expands our understanding of the Gothic and uses lots of interesting contemporary examples. I think this book would be of interest to not just Gothic scholars, but also those interested in post-millennial and material culture. * Fantastika *


Author Information

Catherine Spooner is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Lancaster University, UK. She is co-editor (with Emma McEvoy) of The Routledge Companion to Gothic (2007) and author of Contemporary Gothic (2006) and Fashioning Gothic Bodies (2004).

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