Extraordinary bodies : figuring physical disability in American culture and literature /
Thomson, Rosemarie Garland.
Extraordinary bodies : figuring physical disability in American culture and literature / Rosemarie Garland Thomson. - New York : Columbia University Press, c1997. - x, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-189) and index.
0231105169 (cloth : acidfree paper) 0231105177 (paper : acid-free paper)
96021998 //r97
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Physically handicapped in literature.
Body, Human, in literature.
Body, Human--Social aspects.
Physically handicapped--Social conditions.
Women in literature.
Popular culture--History.--United States
Sideshows--History.--United States
Feminism and literature--United States.
PS374.P44 / T49 1997
813/.0093520816
Extraordinary bodies : figuring physical disability in American culture and literature / Rosemarie Garland Thomson. - New York : Columbia University Press, c1997. - x, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-189) and index.
0231105169 (cloth : acidfree paper) 0231105177 (paper : acid-free paper)
96021998 //r97
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Physically handicapped in literature.
Body, Human, in literature.
Body, Human--Social aspects.
Physically handicapped--Social conditions.
Women in literature.
Popular culture--History.--United States
Sideshows--History.--United States
Feminism and literature--United States.
PS374.P44 / T49 1997
813/.0093520816