Lotte: Well, I would start with Otto Rank's THE DOUBLE. The entire book
is written out of the experience of viewing the Stellan Rye STUDENT OF
PRAGUE (1913) as will be apparent from reading the first chapter.
Chris Babey
University of Iowa
On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, L. St Clair wrote:
> Does anyone out there know of any writings with a particular focus on filmic
> interpretations of the doppelganger? I'm having a lot of difficulty locating
> the first origins of the doppelganger idea. Any suggestions would be
> appreciated,
> Thanks,
> Lotte St Clair
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