Freak shows and the modern American imagination : constructing the damaged body from Willa Cather to Truman Capote /

"Freak Shows and the Modern American Imagination examines the artistic use of freak shows between 1900 and 1950. During this period, the freak show shifted from a highly popular and profitable form of entertainment to a reviled one. But why? And how does this response reflect larger social chan...

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Main Author: Fahy, Thomas Richard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
New York : 2006
Edition:1st ed
Series:American literature readings in the 21st century
American literature readings in the 21st century
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USA

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