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Freak Shows and the Modern American Imagination

Freak Shows and the Modern American Imagination Constructing the Damaged Body from Willa Cather to Truman Capote - American Literature Readings in the 21st Century

2006

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Book information

ISBN: 9780230120983
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2006
DEWEY: 813.5093561
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 200
Weight: 282g
Height: 216mm
Width: 143mm
Spine width: 12mm