His vision of the essential human is of a being built for thought and for pleasure, however flawed, and his book is much the same. The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve, by Stephen Greenblatt (W.W. Norton, $) Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig is an editor at The Washington Post Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. 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 /5(). · Stephen Greenblatt, author of the bestselling Shakespeare biography Will of the World, discusses his forthcoming book on Adam and Eve. Greenblatt is a Harvar.
Stephen Greenblatt (Ph.D. Yale) is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. Also General Editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature, he is the author of eleven books, including Tyrant, The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve: The Story that Created Us, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Greenblatt, Stephen. The Rise and Fall of Adam and www.doorway.ru: The Bodley Head, xiii + pp. ISBN: £ cloth. Stephen Greenblatt is an excellent writer who has always known the power inherent in telling a good story. In this rich book, Stephen Greenblatt plays tour guide to some of the story's enduring oddness. With him, we can unpeel layers of history and try to encounter the myth as it emerges and evolves along with our culture. The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve. Hardcover $ Add to Bag.
His vision of the essential human is of a being built for thought and for pleasure, however flawed, and his book is much the same. The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve, by Stephen Greenblatt (W.W. Norton, $) Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig is an editor at The Washington Post and an essayist on Christianity and politics. Adam and Eve were intended to explain the origins of life, the nature of good and evil, punishment, shame, gender roles, moral responsibility, and much else. Bolder, even, than the ambitious books for which Stephen Greenblatt is already renowned, The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve explores the enduring story of humanity’s first parents. Comprising only a few ancient verses, the story of Adam and Eve has served as a mirror in which we seem to glimpse the whole, long history of our fears and desires, as both a hymn to human responsibility and a dark fable about human wretchedness.
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