Fisherman & Wife | Modern Interpretations

The story of Fisherman and His Wife and its themes have appeared in literature and other forms of art. This page provides a small discussion of some of the better known treatments by authors and other artists.





Modern Interpretations

Black Swan, White Raven

Cadnum, Michael. "The Flounder's Kiss." Black Swan, White Raven . Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds. New York: Avon, 1997.
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McClaughlin, Mark. "Prince of the Dark Green Sea." Bending the Landscape: Fantasy. Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel, eds. Clarkston, GA: White Wolf, 1997.
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My Swan Sister:  Fairy Tales Retold

York, Pat. "The Fish's Story." My Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003.
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Story Hour by Sara Henderson Hay

Hay, Sara Henderson. "New England Tragedy." Story Hour. Fayetteville, AS: University of Arkansas Press, 1998. 
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The Poets' Grimm edited by Beaumont and Carlson

Stanton, Maura. "The Fisherman's Wife." The Poets' Grimm: 20th Century Poems from Grimm Fairy Tales. Jeanne Marie Beaumont and Claudia Carlson, editors. Ashland, OR: Story Line Press, 2003. p. 64.
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Sad Underwear and Other Complications : More Poems fo Children and Their Parents by Judith Viorst

Viorst, Judith. "…And the Fisherman Asked For No Reward For Sparking the Life of the Fish, But the Fisherman's Greedy Wife Was Not Content." Sad Underwear and Other Complications: More Poems for Children and Their Parents. New York: Atheneum, 1995.
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Wendt, Ingrid. "The Fisherman's Wife." The Poets' Grimm: 20th Century Poems from Grimm Fairy Tales. Jeanne Marie Beaumont and Claudia Carlson, editors. Ashland, OR: Story Line Press, 2003. p. 135.
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