The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve

Stephen Greenblatt, PhD and Professor of the Humanities, acts as the readers’ guide from the earliest ancient stories of the creation of man to Darwin’s well-known theory of the origin of species. This journey takes the reader through the thoughts of St Augustine, who chose to interpret every line of the Scriptures literally and the workshops of talented artists, from the painter Albrecht Dürer, who created the famous engraving of Adam and Eve, to John Milton, who wrote Paradise Lost.

Stephen Greenblatt. The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve / Translated from English by Polina Yakusheva, Artem Prozhoga; Executive Editor Olesya Palamarchuk; Editors Svetlana Rudzievskaya & Maria Tabyrtsa. - M., Liod, 2023.