Extraordinary Bodies

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"A well-written and provocative beginning to a conversation about disability that is long overdue among scholars in literary and cultural studies."

"Provides complex answers to the puzzle of American images of disabilities from the nineteenth century to the present. This is a solid, useful book which all readers interested in the relationship between society and culture must read." -- Sander L. Gilman, University of Chicago

From the Publisher
A well-written and provocative beginning to a conversation about disability that is long overdue among scholars in literary and cultural studies.

Extraordinary Bodies

Extraordinary Bodies,Rosemarie Garland Thomson,Columbia University Press,0231105177,19th century,20th century,American Literature (Specific Aspects),American fiction,General,History and criticism,Literary Criticism,Literature - Classics / Criticism,People with disabilities in li,People with disabilities in literature,Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Sociology - General

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