Mermaids: Lusts and Legends of a Rebel Sisterhood

ISBN-10: 1915068029
ISBN-13: 9781915068026
Series: Mermaids
Category: Mermaids
Language: English
Published: 2022-05-03
Publisher: Little Toller Books
Author: Sophia Kingshill

Description

Mermaids are blessed with one tail or two, are as happy in freshwater as salt, and boast an ancestry that stretches from the classical world to the present, pre-dating Homer's sirens and which will outlive the blood-thirsty nymphs of Pirates of the Caribbean. The mermaid expresses our reliance on the sea for food and trade and draws on our fear and fascination of the unknown depths. From her roots in Assyrian reliefs and her casting in Medieval bestiaries, she has been carved into churches, painted onto pub signs and Pre-Raphaelite canvases, inked into skin, sketched by Picasso, starred in Hollywood movies and in 21st century graffiti, reclaimed as neither vamp nor victim but as a symbol of womanhood and resistance. Few creatures claim this allure or longevity. Mermaids' culture spans eras, continents, art forms.

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Other editions

Mermaids
- 2022-11-15
- 143 pages
- Ebook
- Open Road Media
Mermaids
- 2020-02-06
- 33 pages
- Paperback
- Raintree
Mermaids: The Myths, Legends, and Lore
- 2017-10-03
- 224 pages
- Ebook
- Simon and Schuster
Mermaids
- 2017-01-01
- 32 pages
- Ebook
- Cherry Lake

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