Mermaids and the Production of Knowledge in Early Modern England

• Author(s): Professor Tara E. Pedersen,
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
• Pages: 164
• ISBN_10: 1472440013
  ISBN_13: 9781472440013
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Renaissance , Social Science / Women's Studies , Performing Arts / Theater / General , Literary Criticism / Women Authors , Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism ,

Description:... Addressing epistemological questions about embodiment and perception, author Tara Pedersen furthers research about early modern theatrical culture by focusing on under-theorized representations of mermaids in English locations and texts. This study positions the mermaid as a lens through which to reexamine historically specific debates about gender, sexuality, religion, the marketplace, the new science, and the culture of curiosity and travel.