| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Water deities and sirens from olden times -- Mermaids and other merbeings in Europe -- Literary tales -- Merfolk and water spirits across cultures. |
| Summary |
The Penguin Book of Mermaids is a treasury of such tales about merfolk and water spirits from different cultures, ranging from Scottish selkies to Hindu water-serpents to Chilean sea fairies. A third of the selections are published here in English for the first time, and all 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. |
| System details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Format: Adobe EPUB eBook. |
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Format: Kindle Book. |
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Format: OverDrive Read. |
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle. |
| Other edition |
Online version: Penguin book of mermaids New York : Penguin Books, 2019 9780525505570 |
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Original 9780143133728 |
| Subject |
Mermaids.
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Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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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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Human ecology.
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Spirituality in literature.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Add'l Names |
Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955- editor.
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Brown, Marie Alohalani, editor.
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| Other corporate author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| Other title |
Mermaids |
| ISBN |
9780525505570
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| STANDARD # |
0E0BA871-B8FE-4197-A5C5-BB4AC4383EB3 OverDrive |
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