Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret SelfAnchor Books, 1993 - 367 עמודים From two-headed men and dwarfs to Siamese twins, the phenomenon of the freak has fascinated people for centuries. In this classic study of the very nature of that fascination, the renowned literary and cultural critic Fiedler offers an in-depth examination of man's views of the freak from classical times to present. 150 photos and line drawings. |
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תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 39
עמוד 98
... feet 4 inches , which makes them a little 4 shorter than the African Watusi , who cannot , however , qualify as the race of the legendary Giants either . Some commentators still insist that the Patagonians may well have shrunk during ...
... feet 4 inches , which makes them a little 4 shorter than the African Watusi , who cannot , however , qualify as the race of the legendary Giants either . Some commentators still insist that the Patagonians may well have shrunk during ...
עמוד 106
... feet are particularly appalling . John F. Carroll , for instance , may have reached 8 feet 742 inches , but his height could not be accurately measured during the last fifteen years of his life because kyphoscoliosis , a kind of two ...
... feet are particularly appalling . John F. Carroll , for instance , may have reached 8 feet 742 inches , but his height could not be accurately measured during the last fifteen years of his life because kyphoscoliosis , a kind of two ...
עמוד 121
... feet tall . His weight is not a matter of record , but we do know that , like many other great overweights , he ... feet 3 inches , and the heaviest a contestant of the 1920S called Dewagatake , who weighed 420 pounds though he was only ...
... feet tall . His weight is not a matter of record , but we do know that , like many other great overweights , he ... feet 3 inches , and the heaviest a contestant of the 1920S called Dewagatake , who weighed 420 pounds though he was only ...
תוכן
Introductory | 13 |
PART ONE | 37 |
From Knoumhotpou to General Tom Thumb | 39 |
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