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Bibliographic Information
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The Penguin book of mermaids
- Author
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Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955-
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books,
- Pub date:
- 2019.
- Pages:
- xxix, 330 pages :
- ISBN:
- 9780143133728
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Item info:
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1 copy available in
Adult nonfiction shelves.
1 copy total in all locations.
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398.21 BAC
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1
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Trade Paperback (larger paperback)
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Adult nonfiction shelves
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The Penguin book of mermaids
Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955-
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The Penguin book of mermaids
Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955-
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Title:
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The Penguin book of mermaids / edited by Cristina Bacchilega and Marie Alohalani Brown.
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Physical description:
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xxix, 330 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Series Statement:
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(Penguin classics)
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Contents:
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Water deities and sirens from olden times -- Mermaids and other merbeings in Europe -- Literary tales -- Merfolk and water spirits across cultures.
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Summary:
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A treasury of tales about merfolk and water spirits from different cultures, ranging from Scottish selkies to Hindu water-serpents to Chilean sea fairies. All tales are accompanied by commentary that explores their undercurrents, showing us how public perceptions of this popular mythical hybrid--at once a human and a fish--illuminate issues of gender, spirituality, ecology, and sexuality. -- adapted from back cover.
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Subject term:
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Mermaids.
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Subject term:
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Fairy tales--History and criticism.
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Subject term:
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Symbolism in fairy tales.
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Women--Folklore.
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Sex role--Folklore.
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Subject term:
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Human ecology.
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Subject term:
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Spirituality in literature.
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Added Entry-Personal Name:
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Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955-
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Added Entry-Personal Name:
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Brown, Marie Alohalani,
