Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780156005517)

In his "best achievement to date" (Harold Bloom), National Book Award- winner Roger Shattuck gives us a "deeply learned, highly intelligent, and beautifully written" (New York Times) study of human curiosity versus the taboo, from Adam and Eve to the Marquis de Sade to biotechnology research. Index.


Author: Roger Shattuck
ISBN-10: 0156005514
ISBN-13: 9780156005517
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 09/15/1997
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.32h x 4.98w x 0.87d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/25/1997