{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-mermaids-paperback","title":"The Penguin Book of Mermaids - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina Bacchilega\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarie Alohalani Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Includes \"The Little Mermaid,\" now a major motion picture from Disney starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDive into centuries of mermaid lore with these captivating tales from around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the oldest and most popular mythical beings, mermaids and other merfolk have captured the imagination since long before Ariel sold her voice to a sea witch in the beloved Disney film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's \"The Little Mermaid.\" As far back as the eighth century B.C., sailors in Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e stuffed wax in their ears to resist the Sirens, who lured men to their watery deaths with song. More than two thousand years later, the gullible New York public lined up to witness a mummified \"mermaid\" specimen that the enterprising showman P. T. Barnum swore was real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Mermaids\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCristina Bacchilega\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor and the graduate program director in the Department of English at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Her published works include \u003ci\u003ePostmodern Fairy Tales: Gender and Narrative Strategies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLegendary Hawai'i and the Politics of Place: Tradition, Translation, and Tourism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFairy Tales Transformed? Twenty-First-Century Adaptations and the Politics of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Alohalani Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor and the undergraduate chair in the Department of Religion at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eFacing the Spears of Change: The Life and Legacy of John Papa 'I'i\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Palapala Po'okela Award for the best book on Hawaiian language, culture, and history.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753787719968,"sku":"9780143133728","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ebf455dda42662aef98fa25d4d3c2b26.webp?v=1780027479","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-mermaids-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}