The purpose of The Art of Tragic Romanticism is to explore the meaning behind the symbols, themes and metaphors of Gothic art, literature and film. I am presently working on two projects that parallel one another.
The Queen of Wonderland project attempts to explain, in plain language, the meaning
behind the themes and metaphors that can be found in popular Gothic
fantasies such as the Twilight series and the Buffy
the Vampire Slayer series. It also contains references to other
popular Gothic fantasy series that are available on DVDs. My basic premise is that
the same cultural influences that inspire intuitive individuals to create Gothic
fantasies are the same influences that inspire a naïve adolescence to go on a
healthy diet that turns into anorexia nervosa. In other words, the Gothic
heroine’s struggles with vampires can be interpreted as a metaphor for an
anorexic’s struggles with the demons of anorexia nervosa.
The Art of Tragedy explores these same themes and metaphors, but in the context of Jungian Analytical Psychology.
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