The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture
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| Author | : Karen Dillon |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 205 |
| Release | : 2018-07-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781476633862 |
| ISBN-13 | : 147663386X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture by : Karen Dillon
Book excerpt: 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.
