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Freak Shows and the Modern American Imagination: Constructing the Damaged Body from Willa Cather to Truman Capote - American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
T. Fahy
Freak Shows and the Modern American Imagination: Constructing the Damaged Body from Willa Cather to Truman Capote - American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
T. Fahy
This book examines the artistic use of freak shows between 1900-1950. 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 changes in the United States at the time? Fahy examines this change and how artists responded.
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Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 7, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9780230120983 |
Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 143 × 216 × 12 mm · 282 g |