{"product_id":"post-millennial-gothic-comedy-romance-and-the-rise-of-happy-gothic-9781441101211","title":"Post-Millennial Gothic: Comedy, Romance and the Rise of Happy Gothic","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Catherine Spooner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Gothic \u0026amp; Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying the widespread appropriations of the Gothic in contemporary literature and culture, \u003ci\u003ePost-Millennial Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e shows contemporary Gothic is often romantic, funny and celebratory. Reading a wide range of popular texts, from Stephenie Meyer's \u003ci\u003eTwilight \u003c\/i\u003eseries through Tim Burton's Gothic film adaptations of \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, 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'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdentifying 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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085831725207,"sku":"9781441101211","price":3583.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781441101211.webp?v=1767098888","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/post-millennial-gothic-comedy-romance-and-the-rise-of-happy-gothic-9781441101211","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}