The Laughter of Adam and Eve /
Near the beginning, just after the fall, was laughter - at least as the poet imagines it. In the title poem, Eve catches Adam's hilarity over what passes for a tree outside of Eden, their laughter a heady combination of longing, defiance, and perhaps even relief, through which they find they no...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2013
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Near the beginning, just after the fall, was laughter - at least as the poet imagines it. In the title poem, Eve catches Adam's hilarity over what passes for a tree outside of Eden, their laughter a heady combination of longing, defiance, and perhaps even relief, through which they find they now possess "a knowledge of evil that is good," an understanding that will carry them through life after paradise. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (96 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780809332793 |