A Mermaid’s Tale: The Evolution of the Representation of Mermaids in Popular Culture

Authors

Melissa Jones, Christopher Newport University

Abstract

This paper traces the evolution of the representation of mermaids throughout history through an examination of the portrayals of mermaids in literature, oral tradition, paintings, plays, art, movies, logos, and other forms of popular culture.

First Page

13

Last Page

41

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Jones, Melissa (2018) "A Mermaid’s Tale: The Evolution of the Representation of Mermaids in Popular Culture," Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History: Vol. 8: Iss. 2, Article 2.
DOI: 10.20429/aujh.2018.080202
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/aujh/vol8/iss2/2