The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve
by Stephen Greenblatt Ph.D
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0393240800
- ISBN 13
- 9780393240801
- Seller
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Camarillo, California, United States
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About This Item
Book appears to be unread/untouched.
Dust jacket in pristine, mint condition and protected by Mylar.
Signed by the author, Dr. Stephan Greenblatt, on title page.
First Edition print.
"Endlessly illuminating and a sheer pleasure to read." ―Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography
Daring to take the great biblical account of human origins seriously, but without credulity
The most influential story in Western cultural history, the biblical account of Adam and Eve is now treated either as the sacred possession of the faithful or as the butt of secular jokes. Here, acclaimed scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores it with profound appreciation for its cultural and psychological power as literature. From the birth of the Hebrew Bible to the awe-inspiring contributions of Augustine, Dürer, and Milton in bringing Adam and Eve to vivid life, Greenblatt unpacks the story's many interpretations and consequences over time. Rich allegory, vicious misogyny, deep moral insight, narrow literalism, and some of the greatest triumphs of art and literature: all can be counted as children of our "first" parents.
16 pages of color illustrations
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- Bookseller
- Casa Pacifica (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0047
- Title
- The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve
- Author
- Stephen Greenblatt Ph.D
- Format/Binding
- Mint
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393240800
- ISBN 13
- 9780393240801
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2017-09
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Non Fiction;
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