Twins and Recursion in Digital, Literary and Visual Cultures

by Edward King

Book Overview

The tale of twins being reunited after a long separation is a trope that has been endlessly repeated and reworked across different cultures and throughout history, with each moment adapting the twin plot to address its current cultural tensions. In this study, Edward King demonstrates how twins are a means of exploring the social implications of hyper-connectivity and the compromising relationship between humans and digital information, their environment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350169153
• ISBN13: 9781350169159
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"