{"product_id":"the-spectacle-of-twins-in-karen-dillon-9781476666969","title":"The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Dillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476666962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476666969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Karen Dillon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123896250623,"sku":"9781476666969","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3087dcbe-66d3-4327-afa7-a361ad06abee.jpg?v=1687433528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spectacle-of-twins-in-karen-dillon-9781476666969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}