Freak Babylon: An Illustrated History of Teratology and Freakshows
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1840681608 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Freaky fun Vic Dillinger This book is not merely for the curiosity seeker. The author takes great pains to humanize the very human subjects included, and it leaves the reader less inclined to think of them as "freaks" and more worthy of compassion. These were very interesting people, living in very different times.Furthermore, this updated edition includes Sir Frederick Treves' original case study of "The Elephant Man "(Joseph Carey Merrick, whom Treves insists on calling "John"). There is a bonus appendix discussing Tod Browning and his swan-song film, "Freaks". And best of all (in addit. "The book is nicely written however" according to Catherine Roumeliotis. The book is nicely written however, I am disappointed in the grainy black and white photography. Some pictures are barely discernible. I just expected better photos from an illustrated history book.. Freak photos and essays The photos were great but more photos and less writing would have been better . The condition of the book was okay and the price and shipping were good .
A classic illustrated account of an autopsy on a real-life human anomaly, from 1891 medical journals.An in-depth illustrated review of the controversial 1932 horror film Freaks, directed by Tod Browning.Tod Robbins' classic short story "Spurs”, which inspired Browning's Freaks.. The book features over 200 rare and intriguing photos of human anomalies and covers the areas of scientific research, sideshows, cinema and body modification.By tracing the history of teratology - the classification of human anomalies - and looking at some famous case histories such as the Elephant Man and Johnny Eck, FREAK BABYLON shows how medical research and exploitation are often interlinked - and poses the question whether new sciences of cloning and genetic engineering are taking us back to the "dark days" of man-made freaks.Bonus features include:"The Elephant Man” by Sir Frederick Treves. Long out-of-print, this is the true account which inspired David Lynch's film of the same name."Dissection of a Symelian Monster” by R C Benington. FREAK BABYLON is a sometimes startling, sometimes disturbing documentary of the history of one of mankind's most fascinating sciences - teratology - and its dubious
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