The Lightness of the Sexual Being: A Short Reflection on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”

Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, “The Little Mermaid,” has been adored by both children and parents for decades. The tale shows an astonishingly different quality to Andersen’s early genre of fairy tales, which allows the reader to sense his keenness on the meaning of human sexuality. The author used...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seungyeon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Societies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/8/4/116