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.
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.