Gothic Tourism [electronic resource] /
McEvoy, Emma.author.
From Strawberry Hill to The Dungeons, Alnwick Castle to Barnageddon, Gothic tourism is a fascinating, and sometimes controversial, area. This lively study considers Gothic tourism's aesthetics and origins, as well as its relationship with literature, film, folklore, heritage management, arts programming and the 'edutainment' business.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction1. Strawberry Hill: Performed Architecture, Houses of Fiction and the Gothic Aesthetic 2. Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors: Wounded Spectators, Perverse Appetites and Gothic History 3. London's Gothic Tourism: West End Ghosts, Southwark Horrors and an Unheimlich Home 4. Ghost Walking 5. Becoming a Haunted Castle: Literature, Tourism and Folklore at Berry Pomeroy 6. A Tale of Three Castles: Gothic and Heritage Management 7. 'Boo to Taboo': Cultural Tourism and Respectable Gothic Conclusion.
From Strawberry Hill to The Dungeons, Alnwick Castle to Barnageddon, Gothic tourism is a fascinating, and sometimes controversial, area. This lively study considers Gothic tourism's aesthetics and origins, as well as its relationship with literature, film, folklore, heritage management, arts programming and the 'edutainment' business.
Communication.
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Children's literature.
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Sociology of Culture.
Arts.
Media Studies.
Children's Literature.