The literary myth of the double in entertainment media content

This article discusses how the myth of the literary double stands in entertainment media, becoming a recurrent figure of cinema productions, and, later on, of soap operas, the main entertainment vehicle in latin-american countries. Frequently, the image of the double or stunt-man, in literature and s...

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Main Author: Robson Souza dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade da Beira Interior 2011-12-01
Series:Estudos em Comunicação
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Online Access:http://www.ec.ubi.pt/ec/10/pdf/EC10-2011Dez-10.pdf
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