Me and Mel Chin, 2018
In Romantic literature, representations of the self are often haunted by the spectre of the doppelgänger, the concept of the lookalike double being at once a harbinger of misfortune and a symbol of divided existence. The doppelgänger counteracts aspirations of a subject founded on principles of auto...
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| Published in | Everything is Relevant p. 276 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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Concordia University Press
01.11.2019
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | In Romantic literature, representations of the self are often haunted by the spectre of the doppelgänger, the concept of the lookalike double being at once a harbinger of misfortune and a symbol of divided existence. The doppelgänger counteracts aspirations of a subject founded on principles of autonomy and represents a rupture to the politics of self-interest. Whether an evil twin embodying a conflicted personality or experienced as a sensed presence, the doppelgänger disturbs the action of self-identification in social space. It deconstructs the either-or dualism that is, according to Jacques Derrida, the foundation of all metaphysical history and logic, and |
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| ISBN: | 9781988111001 1988111005 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctvwvr2jd.46 |