Representations of Eve in Antiquity and the English Middle Ages

by John Flood

Book Overview

As the first woman, Eve was the pattern for all her daughters. The importance of readings of Eve for understanding how women were viewed at various times is a critical commonplace, but one which has been only narrowly investigated. This book systematically explores the different ways in which Eve was understood by Christians in antiquity and in the English Middle Ages, and it relates these understandings to female social roles. The result is an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367864800
• ISBN13: 9780367864804
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"