{"product_id":"9781441170415","title":"Post-Millennial Gothic: Comedy, Romance and the Rise of Happy Gothic","description":"Surveying 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'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154279153904,"sku":"9781441170415","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441170415_p0.jpg?v=1763795201","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441170415","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}