Apocryphal Adam and Eve in Medieval Europe Vernacular Translations and Adaptations of the Vita Adae et Evae

Name: Apocryphal Adam and Eve in Medieval Europe Vernacular Translations and Adaptations of the Vita Adae et Evae
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ISBN: 9780199564149

ISBN-10: 0199564140

ISBN-13: 9780199564149

Edition: 2009

Authors: Brian Murdoch

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What happened to Adam and Eve after their expulsion from paradise? Where the biblical narrative fell silent apocryphal writings took up this intriguing question, notably including the Early Christian Latin text, the Life of Adam and Eve. This account describes the (failed) attempt of the couple to return to paradise by fasting whilst immersed in a river, and explores how they coped with new experiences such as childbirth and death. Brian Murdoch guides the reader through the many variant versions of the Life, demonstrating how it was also adapted into most western and some eastern European languages in the Middle Ages and beyond, constantly developing and changing along the way. The study…

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List price: $125.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 4/2/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 9.20" wide x 6.20" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Conventions of Reference


Abbreviations



Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, the Adambooks, and the Vita Adae et Evae



Ireland



England, Wales, and Cornwall



The Holy Roman Empire and Beyond



France, Brittany, and Italy



Iconography



Litteras Achiliachas: Conclusion


Appendix: An Overview of the Vernacular Texts


Bibliography


Index