Whale Myths in Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Abstract
For many, the whale is as much a mythical as a real animal, as our ideas about this largest marine mammal are shaped equally by mythological-religious as well as literary tradition and by zoological facts.The article aims to show how the literary traditions of the whale myth are taken up and continued in current children's and young adult literature.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Themes in Literature Analysis
Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Short Stories in Global Literature
Publication details
- Journal / source
- transcript Verlag eBooks
- Pages
- 145–154
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter