Representations of Eve in Antiquity and the English Middle Ages

ISBN-13: 9780415877961 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 210 str.

John Flood;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

As the first woman and a prototype for her daughters, the significance of the figure of Eve is a well-established commonplace of literary and gender studies. This text presents a detailed study of the ways in which Eve was represented in antiquity and the English Middle Ages.

Spis treści

Contents. Introduction. Chapter 1: The Bible and its Early Interpretation.  Chapter 2: The Influences of Non-Christian Traditions.  Chapter 3: Anglo-Saxon Eve.  Chapter 4: Later Medieval Theology: ‘She Wrecked the Whole World.’  Chapter 5: Defences of Eve.  Chapter 6: Middle English Literature.  Epilogue: Witches.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

John Flood is a lecturer in English Literature and Culture at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He has written on a number of subjects related to medieval religion.