The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture

Author:   Karen Dillon
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9781476666969


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   03 August 2018
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture


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Author:   Karen Dillon
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9781476666969


ISBN 10:   1476666962
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   03 August 2018
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: A History of Twins in the United States One—“A Chill of Similitude”: Disturbing Likeness in Photographic and Literary Representations of Twins Two—The Sexual Fantasy of Twins: Twincest and Triangulated Desire Three—Keeping It in the Family: Twins and Race in William Melvin Kelley’s dem and Toni Morrison’s Paradise Four—Twins as Goodwill Cultural Ambassadors: The Educational Goals of Lucy Fitch Perkins’s Foreign Twins Series Five—The Twin Companion: Twins Branding in Juvenile Media Six—Wombmates for Life: Inside the Subculture of Twinship Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Karen Dillon teaches literature and writing at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, where she specializes in American and African-American literature. She lives in Carlinville.

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