{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-mermaids-isbn-9780143133728","title":"The Penguin Book of Mermaids","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Includes \"The Little Mermaid,\" now a major motion picture from Disney starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDive into centuries of mermaid lore with these captivating tales from around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.“An especially welcome sampler.” ―\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Notable for its wide scope, both in terms of region and time period . . . [and its] highly perceptive introduction . . . We still crave supernatural creatures. \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Mermaids \u003c\/i\u003edefinitely satisfies that craving, drawing us into their narrative depths with alluring promises.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Accessible yet rigorous, passionately diverse, and thoroughly spellbinding . . . Many-voiced, irresistible, and essential . . . [with] insightful story notes, generous attributions, and tantalizing bibliography. The desires and dangers of the shape-changing sea have rarely been so intelligently and inclusively showcased.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Readers fascinated by myth and diverse cultures will find much to enjoy and ponder in this gathering of mermaid tales and assessment of how these beings reflect the complexities of human nature.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A perfect gift for the mermaid lover in your life. This nuanced and comprehensive look at mermaids and water deities includes stories I had never heard of; I found it enchanting.” —\u003cb\u003eZoraida Córdova, author of The Vicious\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDeep\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superb: the first substantial anthology of mermaid stories. Nobody knows what mermaids are, but there is great enjoyment in reading tales that make us believe in them. They are alluring, demonic, vengeful, innocent, hypnotic, enchanting, and divine, and you can find all of them and more in \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Mermaids.\u003c\/i\u003e” —\u003cb\u003eJack Zipes, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Tapping into the seductive sorcery of mermaid lore, \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Mermaids \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us why these aquatic beings—who awaken both dread and desire—continue to attract our attention.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Tatar, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cu\u003eContents\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater Deities and Sirens from Olden Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e • Oannes\u003cbr\u003e • Kāliya, the Snake \u003cbr\u003e • Odysseus and the Sirens\u003cbr\u003e • The Tuna (Eel) of Lake Vaihiria\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMermaids and Other Merbeings in Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eMerfolk in the Waters of Greenland and Iceland\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• The Marvels of the Waters about Greenland\u003cbr\u003e • The Merman \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eTwo Mermaids and a Selkie from the Scottish Highlands\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • The Mermaid of Kessock \u003cbr\u003e • The Grey Selchie of Sule Skerrie \u003cbr\u003e • The Mermaid’s Grave \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eA Seal Woman or Maiden of the Sea from Ireland\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Tom Moore and the Seal Woman \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eDangerous Mermaids in Two Child Ballads\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Clark Colven, Child 42A\u003cbr\u003e • The Mermaid, Child 289B \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eA Bavarian Freshwater Merman\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • In the Jaws of the Merman.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eA Freshwater Mermaid in Grimms’ Fairy Tales\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • The Nixie in the Pond\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eEstonian Water Spirits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Three Texts (untitled)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eTwo Greek Mermaids\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • New Tunes\u003cbr\u003e • The Mermaid\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eMerfolk from the South of Italy\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • A Mermaid’s Story\u003cbr\u003e • Cola Pesce\u003cbr\u003e • The Sailor and the Mermaid of the Sea\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Tales \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Legend of Melusina \u003cbr\u003e • Fortunio and the Siren \u003cbr\u003e • The Day after the Wedding, from \u003ci\u003eUndine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • The Little Mermaid \u003cbr\u003e • The Fisherman and His Soul \u003cbr\u003e • The Golden Mermaid \u003cbr\u003e • A Mermaid’s Tears \u003cbr\u003e • Abyssus Abyssum Invocat \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerfolk and Water Spirits Across the Globe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eAfrican Water Beings\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • Yemọja\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eMerfolk in \u003ci\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Julnar the Mermaid and Her Son Badar Basim of Persia\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eA Persian Sea Fairy \u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • The Sea Fairy \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eThree Khasi Narratives About Water Spirits \u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • About K—, the River Goddess Who Exists in Jaintia Hills\u003cbr\u003e • How Water Tied a Covenant with Man and the Divine Nature of Water\u003cbr\u003e • About a \u003ci\u003ePuri \u003c\/i\u003eEnchantment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eA Mer-Wife in the Indian Ocean\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Shoān, a Nicobar Tale \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eA Hairy Chinese Mermaid\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Mermaids\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eMermaids from Japan\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • The Mermaid\u003cbr\u003e • Yao Bikuni\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eWater Spirits of the 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