Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography

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
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 09/15/1997
Series: Harvest Book
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.32h x 4.98w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9780156005517