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Books recommended by Stephen Greenblatt
American literary critic, theorist and scholar
American literary critic, theorist and scholar. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Adam and Eve.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Stephen Greenblatt has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Stephen Greenblatt recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Stephen recommended it.
The best books on Adam and Eve
Five Books interview in which Stephen Greenblatt chooses and discusses five books.
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The Five Books of Moses
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Adam and Eve”.
Listed in the source as “The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary”.
The best books on Adam and Eve Interviewfivebooks.com
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On Genesis
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Adam and Eve”.
The best books on Adam and Eve Interviewfivebooks.com
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Paradise Lost
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Adam and Eve”.
The best books on Adam and Eve Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Bible According to Mark Twain
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Adam and Eve”.
The best books on Adam and Eve Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Symbolism of Evil
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Adam and Eve”.
The best books on Adam and Eve Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Stephen Greenblatt
Books Stephen Greenblatt wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
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