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[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Mythpunk#Other_proposed_derivativesOther proposed derivatives|Mythpunk]] refers to "a subgenre of mythic fiction" in which classical folklore and faerie tales get hyperpoetic postmodern makeovers. Coined by author [[Catherynne M Valente (Creator)|Catherynne M Valente]], the term describes ''[http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/263738.html a brand of speculative fiction which starts in folklore and myth and adds elements of postmodern fantastic techniques: urban fantasy, confessional poetry, non-linear storytelling, linguistic calisthenics, worldbuilding, and academic fantasy.]''
 
Characterized by [[Awesome Anachronistic Apparel|baroque multicultural fashion]], [[Everyone Is Bi|alternative/ queer sexuality]], [[Adaptation Expansion|bizarre retellings]] of [[Twice-Told Tale|familiar faerie tales]], [[I'm Having Soul Pains|pervasive anxiety]], [[Big No|fear of inevitable change]], [[Mind Screw|elaborate symbolism]] and [[Deconstruction|radical reinterpretation]], mythpunk is a cross-media movement. Although largely defined through literary works like Andrea Jones's ''Hook & Jill'', Francesca Lia Block's [[Weetzie Bat]] series and Catherynne Valente's ''[[The Orphans Tales (Literature)|The Orphans Tales]]'', the mythpunk aesthetic occasionally manifests in music (The Decemberists), film (''Pan's Labyrinth''), jewelry and other media forms.
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* Most of the elements involved in this genre can be found in the writings of [[Angela Carter (Creator)|Angela Carter]], most obviously ''[[The Bloody Chamber (Literature)|The Bloody Chamber]],'' ''[[Nights At the Circus (Literature)|Nights At the Circus]]'', and ''The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman''.
* Andrea Jones's novel ''Hook & Jill'' features a poetically perverse [[Coming of Age Story|Coming of Age]] tale. In it, Wendy Darling starts growing up and wanting someone a bit more... ''serious''... than an increasingly callous Peter Pan...
** [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Brom:Gerald Brom|Gerald Brom's]] novel ''The Child Thief'' is a nightmarish take on [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan:Peter Pan|Peter Pan]]. It begins with a kid running from drug dealers and just gets progressively weirder from there. And for extra spice, it adds [[Everything's Deader With Zombies|zombies]], too!
* Valente's ''[[The Orphans Tales (Literature)|The Orphans Tales]]'' features most of the tropes above, wrapped in a [[Recursive Reality|Recursive Narrative]] drawn heavily from [[Arabian Nights (Literature)|Arabian]], [[Hans Christian Andersen|Danish]] and [http://russian-crafts.com/russian-folk-tales.html Russian] fairy tales. Plus [[Pirate|pirates]]!
** Sei's saga in ''Palimpsest'' features some [[Cool Train|amazing visions of locomotive mythology]].
*** November's saga = ''Brrrrrrr..." or perhaps that should be [[Everything's Worse With Bees|''Buzzzzzzz...]]''
* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Lia_Block:Francesca Lia Block|Francesca Lia Block's]] novels and short stories practically vibrate with this style, most especially those in her Primavera series and the collection ''The Rose and the Beast''.
* The ''Jabberwocky'' series of anthologies published by Prime Books
 
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== Music ==
* The Decemberists 2009 release ''The Hazards of Love'' - a concept album based around the tale of a woman, her shape-changer lover, and his Forest Queen mother - is the epitome of this genre in action.
* Indie musician [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.J._Tucker Tucker|S.J. Tucker S.J. Tucker]] has released, as of 2010, three albums based on Valente's work, toured with her to support ''Palimpsest,'' and sometimes performs in costume as characters from Valente's work. The first two albums in this series - ''For the Girl in the Garden'' and ''Solace and Sorrow'' are based upon the first two Orphan's Tales novels; the third, ''Quartered'', is based on ''Palimpsest''.
* With the 2009 album '':ankoko butoh:'', the band [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_and_the_Muse:Faith and the Muse|Faith and the Muse]] moved from its original [[Goth|Gothic Rock]] sound to a more mythpunk aesthetic, including elaborate visuals, dancers, Asian cultural elements, and baroque theatrics.
 
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