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Mermaids and sirens as myth fragments in contemporary literature

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posted on 2011-02-03, 00:00 authored by Susan Elizabeth. Trigg
Examines novels by Margaret Atwood and Angela Carter that contain myth fragments of mermaids and sirens. Postulates the origin of the myths as stemming from the ambivalent relationship that male infants form with the mother, and discusses how these authors deconstruct the binary oppositions that disadvantage women.

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iii, 97 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.

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eng

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Thesis (M.A.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2002.

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M.A.

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Faculty of Arts and Education

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School of Communication and Creative Arts

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    Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- - Criticism and interpretationCarter, Angela, 1940-1992 - Criticism and interpretationMermaids in literatureSirens (Mythology) in literature

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