Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography Nadine Cohodas speaking classical Latin--and clutching a

speaking classical Latin--and clutching a handful of unearthly black seeds

the legendary battle of the

ISBN10: 153056705X

ISBN10: 0802867111

Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography Nadine Cohodas speaking classical Latin--and clutching aIn 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 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Published: 09 15 1997 Pages: 384 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0. 90lbs Size: 8. 32h x 4. 98w x 0.