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The rise and fall of Adam and Eve
Title:
The rise and fall of Adam and Eve
Author:
Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- author.
Contents:
Prologue: In the house of worship -- Bare bones -- By the waters of Babylon -- Clay tablets -- The life of Adam and Eve -- In the bathhouse -- Original freedom, original sin -- Eve' s murder -- Embodiments -- Chastity and its discontents -- The politics of paradise -- Becoming real -- Men before Adam -- Falling away -- Darwin's doubts -- Epilogue: In the forest of Eden.
ISBN:
9780393240801
Physical Description:
419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format:
Books
Publication Date as Range:
2017