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STEPHEN GREENBLATT SIGNED - THE RISE AND FALL OF ADAM AND EVE Limited Hardcover
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Special Attributes
- Signed
- ISBN
- 9780393240801
- Book Title
- Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Religion, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Christian Theology / Anthropology, Biblical Biography / Old Testament, World, Anthropology / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Item Weight
- 27.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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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. Tracking the tale into the deep past, Greenblatt uncovers the tremendous theological, artistic, and cultural investment over centuries that made these fictional figures so profoundly resonant in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim worlds and, finally, so very "real" to millions of people even in the present. With the uncanny brilliance he previously brought to his depictions of William Shakespeare and Poggio Bracciolini (the humanist monk who is the protagonist of The Swerve), Greenblatt explores the intensely personal engagement of Augustine, Dürer, and Milton in this mammoth project of collective creation, while he also limns the diversity of the story's offspring: rich allegory, vicious misogyny, deep moral insight, and some of the greatest triumphs of art and literature. The biblical origin story, Greenblatt argues, is a model for what the humanities still have to offer: not the scientific nature of things, but rather a deep encounter with problems that have gripped our species for as long as we can recall and that continue to fascinate and trouble us today.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393240800
ISBN-13
9780393240801
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235647976
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Christian Theology / Anthropology, Biblical Biography / Old Testament, World, Anthropology / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
27.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Bs1237.G74 2017
Reviews
Greenblatt's particular genius is in synthesizing a vast array of knowledge, connecting the dots between anthropology, archaeology, biology, theology, history, philosophy, art and literature. . . . In The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve he does this brilliantly, creating a compelling and nuanced account., With all his usual clarity and freshness, one of our foremost literary historians and critics sets out a comprehensive picture of how a story foundational for European civilization developed, from its origins in western Asia to its much-contested place in the post-Darwinian world... This is a rich, learned, lively book, which should engage all who are interested in the history of our imagination and the interweavings of faith, poetics, and philosophy., [A]lmost dizzying in its scope; Greenblatt draws from history, religion, art and science, and he writes about all of these fields with infectious enthusiasm. It's a strikingly intelligent book, but it's also accessible; he's a clear, unpretentious writer who can hardly hide his fascination with the subject., A rare combination of wide-ranging erudition with verve of exposition. Even the most familiar materials are seen in a fresh, and humane, light. This is a book that makes one understand why old myths matter, even when they perceived unblinkingly as myths., Bare then clothed, innocent then ashamed, blessed then cursed, sheltered then exiled. Stephen Greenblatt tracks Adam and Eve from an astute reading of the ancient origins of their story through a serendipitous tour of their afterlife in Jewish, Christian, and sometimes Muslim art, literature, and philosophy down to their post-Darwinian persistence in our own time. Endlessly illuminating and a sheer pleasure to read., Most modern theories of human civilisation are, fundamentally, about the need to deal with mortality. Stephen Greenblatt's thrilling new book, however, on the peregrinations of the story of Adam and Eve - the world's most influential attempt to arrest the infinite regress of creation - shows just how central the question of human origins has been to pre-scientific conceptions of humanity.
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2017-014743
Dewey Decimal
222.1106
Dewey Edition
23
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