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Woeful Afflictions : Disability and Sentimentality in Victorian America /

From Tiny Tim to Helen Keller, disabled people in the nineteenth century were portrayed in sentimental terms, as afflicted beings whose sufferings afforded ablebodied people opportunities to practice empathy and compassion. In all kinds of representations of disability, from popular fiction to the r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Klages, Mary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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