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Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self (Paperback)

by Leslie Fiedler (Author)
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From Publishers Weekly
A fascinating, sensitive exploration of freakishness and what it means in our waking and subconscious lives--in literature, popular culture, myth, history and as symbol in the psyche. Illustrations.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
"Witty, erudite, outrageously imaginative, Freaks is a sober historical survey of social responses to physical abnormality," said LJ 's reviewer of this 1978 title. Fiedler traces the history of the freak from ancient art and folklore to more modern times. Though "its morbidity may shock, its lively intelligence cannot fail to stimulate any serious reader" ( LJ 3/15/78).
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 367 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor (June 1, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385470134
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385470131
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #596,893 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • Also Available in: Paperback (1st Touchstone ed) |  All Editions


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