Ebook: Neo-Victorian freakery : the cultural afterlife of the Victorian freak show
Author: Davies Helen
- Tags: English literature -- History and criticism, Human body in literature, Curiosities and wonders in literature, Exhibitions -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century, Abnormalities Human -- History, Freak shows -- Influence, Human body in motion pictures, Curiosities and wonders in motion pictures, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English Irish Scottish Welsh, Storbritannien, Kultur, Missbildung, Anomalie, Kuriosität, Rezeption, Schaustellergewerbe, Großbritannien, Engelsk litteratur -- historia, Människo
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Language: English
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"What is the enduring appeal of Victorian freak show performers in contemporary culture? What can the exhibition of people with extraordinary bodies in the nineteenth century tell us about our own attitudes towards physical difference? Does neo-Victorian fiction and film seek to challenge the exploitation of freak show performers, or does it perpetuate prurient horror and fascination? Neo-Victorian Freakery: The Read more...