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Mermaids and the Production of Knowledge in Early Modern England (Paperback)
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We no longer ascribe the term 'mermaid' to those we deem sexually
or economically threatening; we do not ubiquitously use the
mermaid's image in political propaganda or feature her within our
houses of worship; perhaps most notably, we do not entertain the
possibility of the mermaid's existence. This, author Tara Pedersen
argues, makes it difficult for contemporary scholars to consider
the mermaid as a figure who wields much social significance. During
the early modern period, however, this was not the case, and
Pedersen illustrates the complicated category distinctions that the
mermaid inhabits and challenges in 16th-and 17th-century England.
Addressing epistemological questions about embodiment and
perception, this study furthers research about early modern
theatrical culture by focusing on under-theorized and seldom
acknowledged representations of mermaids in English locations and
texts. While individuals in early modern England were under
pressure to conform to seemingly monolithic ideals about the
natural order, there were also significant challenges to this
order. Pedersen uses the figure of the mermaid to rethink some of
these challenges, for the mermaid often appears in surprising
places; she is situated at the nexus of historically specific
debates about gender, sexuality, religion, the marketplace, the new
science, and the culture of curiosity and travel. Although these
topics of inquiry are not new, Pedersen argues that the mermaid
provides a new lens through which to look at these subjects and
also helps scholars think about the present moment, methodologies
of reading, and many category distinctions that are important to
contemporary scholarly debates.
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