The spectacle of twins in American literature and popular culture:

"Treating twinship as a cultural phenomenon, this first comprehensive study of twins in American literature and popular culture examines their historical narrative...embedded within discourses of aberrance, experimentation and eugenics...and how it has shaped their public and personal represent...

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Beteilige Person: Dillon, Karen 1980- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:"Treating twinship as a cultural phenomenon, this first comprehensive study of twins in American literature and popular culture examines their historical narrative...embedded within discourses of aberrance, experimentation and eugenics...and how it has shaped their public and personal representations in the 20th and 21st centuries"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index
Umfang:vii, 196 pages illustrations 23 cm
ISBN:9781476666969