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Paperback The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve Book

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The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve

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, D rer, and Milton in bringing Adam and...

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