%0 Journal Article %T The literary myth of the double in entertainment media content %A Robson Souza dos Santos %J Estudos em Comunica£¿£¿o %D 2011 %I Universidade da Beira Interior %X This article discusses how the myth of the literary double stands in entertainment media, becoming a recurrent gure 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 soap opera productions, has been directly associated with the creature¡¯s desire of becoming creator, and that myth is the main focus of discussion in this article. %K double %K literature %K media %K entertainment %U http://www.ec.ubi.pt/ec/10/pdf/EC10-2011Dez-10.pdf