Tempting Eve.

The article explores how Milton's Paradise Lost portrays Eve, linking Satan's temptation of her to the temptation her character poses for readers, while also highlighting long-standing traditions of misogyny in interpretations of the poem. Topics include feminist readings of Paradise Lost with a foc...

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Published in:Philological Quarterly Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 153 - 177
Main Author: WOLFSON, SUSAN J.
Format: Article
Published: Department of English, University of Iowa Summer2024
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