En cours de chargement...
The mythical tale of Adam and Eve has shaped conceptions of human origins and destiny for centuries. Stemming from only a few verses in an ancient book, it became not just the foundation of three major world faiths, but has evolved through art, philosophy and science to serve as the mirror in which we seem to glimpse the whole, long history of our fears and desires In a quest that begins at the dawn of time, Stephen Greenblatt takes us from Ancient Babylonia to the forests of East Africa, meeting evolutionary biologists and fossilised ancestors, and grappling with marriage and morality through art and poetry.
