The Deep: A Companion

This companion explores myths and legends of merfolk and sea monsters to navigate our transcultural pasts and environmental presents and explain our endless fascination with the sea. From mythological sea creatures to present-day visions of the blue environment, The Deep offers us anchors for becoming part of a shared, more ecological future.

Marko Teodorski is Research Associate at the Institute for Literature and Arts, Belgrade. He graduated in classical archaeology from the University of Belgrade (Serbia) and obtained a PhD in cultural studies from the University of Perpignan (France) and University of Tübingen (Germany). His research primarily focuses on psychoanalysis and literature/literary theory, but spreads over a range of topics: monster theories and studies; ancient Greek culture and philosophy, as well as their modern reception; Victorian literature and culture; and ancient Hindu yogic philosophy and practice. He is the author of Nineteenth-Century Mirrors: Textuality and Transcendence (2021) and the editor of Monstrosity from the Inside Out (2014).

Simon Bacon is an award-winning author who has written or edited 20+ books on vampires, monsters and horror, including Eco-Vampires (2019), The Anthropocene and the Undead (2022), The Undead in the 21st Century: A Companion (2022) and The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire (forthcoming). He is the Series Editor for Genre Fiction and Film Companions with Peter Lang.