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. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 19
עמוד 100
... moved the small boy by my side ; or maybe , like me , he was moved by the demythification of a dream . Not just Carnera , I must have begun to realize even then , but all Giants are on the verge of ceasing to be perceived as monsters ...
... moved the small boy by my side ; or maybe , like me , he was moved by the demythification of a dream . Not just Carnera , I must have begun to realize even then , but all Giants are on the verge of ceasing to be perceived as monsters ...
עמוד 209
... moved them , like disposable pieces of property , back and forth across state lines and finally to England , where their legitimate " owner ” won them back in a hotly contested court case . Between shows he left them in the care of his ...
... moved them , like disposable pieces of property , back and forth across state lines and finally to England , where their legitimate " owner ” won them back in a hotly contested court case . Between shows he left them in the care of his ...
עמוד 256
... moved him to protest : .. As program coordinator of the Psychoendocrinology Clinic at Children's Hospital and as medical advisor to the Human Growth Foundation of Western New York , I have very much to do with the psychosocial ...
... moved him to protest : .. As program coordinator of the Psychoendocrinology Clinic at Children's Hospital and as medical advisor to the Human Growth Foundation of Western New York , I have very much to do with the psychosocial ...
תוכן
Introductory | 13 |
PART ONE | 37 |
From Knoumhotpou to General Tom Thumb | 39 |
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15 קטעים אחרים שאינם מוצגים
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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