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The study investigates the cultural production of the visual iconography of popular pleasure grounds from the eighteenth century pleasure garden to the contemporary theme park. Deborah Philips identifies the literary genres, including fairy tale, gothic horror, Egyptiana and the Western which are common to carnival sites, tracing their historical transition across a range of media to become familiar icons of popular culture.Though the bricolage of narratives and imagery found in the contemporary leisure zone has been read by many as emblematic of postmodern culture, the author argues that the

Amusement parks -- History. --- Amusement parks -- Social aspects. --- Fairs. --- Social Sciences --- Recreation & Sports --- Amusement parks --- Leisure --- History. --- Free time (Leisure) --- Leisure time --- Funparks --- Theme parks --- Recreation --- Amusements --- Parks --- Amusement rides