The apocryphal Adam and Eve in medieval Europe
Subtitle: vernacular translations and adaptations of the Vita Adae et Evae
By: Brian Murdoch.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780199564149
Subjects: Vita Adae et Evae. -- Influence; Apocryphal Adam books -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Literature, Medieval -- Stories, plots, etc; Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism
Genres: Stories, plots, etc
Description: This text explores what happened to Adam and Eve after their expulsion from Paradise. Professor Murdoch considers the varied development of the apocryphal material, and presents an analysis of the flourishing medieval tradition of Adam and Eve celebrated in European prose, verse, and drama.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-285) and index.