Tara E. Pedersen is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA.
'The figure of the mermaid is a wonderful gambit for enticing readers to consider a range of significant issues ... this study makes a substantial contribution to scholarship on early modern drama and the history of gender and sexuality.' Jenny C. Mann, Cornell University, USA, and author of Outlaw Rhetoric: Figuring Vernacular Eloquence in Shakespeare's England This book is well written, thoughtful, and interesting (...) It is recommended to readers interested in early modern English drama, women's studies, and gender studies. - Carole M. Cusack, The University of Sydney