Dillon Karen - The Spectacle Of Twins In American Literature And Popular Culture - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The cultural fantasy of twins imagines them as physically and behaviorally identical. Media portrayals consistently offer the spectacle of twins who share an insular closeness and perform a supposed alikeness - - standing side by side speaking and acting in unison. Treating twinship as a cultural phenomenon this first comprehensive study of twins in American literature and popular culture examines the historical narrative - - within the discourses of experimentation aberrance and eugenics - - and how it has shaped their representations in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Title: The Spectacle Of Twins In American Literature And Popular Culture
Author(s): Dillon Karen
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476666969
Pages: 204 Pages, 15 Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Publication Date: 7/20/2018
Category: Popular Culture