Pamela Norris has taught English in London, Paris, and Zagreb. Her publications include an anthology of Victorian women poets and collections of medieval and Renaissance poetry in addition to Everyman Library editions of the novels of Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen, and the poetry of the Bronte sisters. Her writing has recently appeared in the Literary Review and The Independent on Sunday.

"A valuable book, essential reading for anyone interested in tracing the ways in which the story of Eve has influenced Western understandings of gender." -Carolyn See,The Washington Post "Norris' touch is at once playful and wise... [She] is a consistently deft and imaginative critic." -Salon "A fascinating 'biography' of the women of Western Myth, folklore, and legend... Norris illuminates how persistent ideas of woman as both life- and death-giving, attractive and dangerous, innocent and knowing have changed over time." -Library Journal,starred review "An important addition to the literature of women's studies." -Publishers Weekly,starred review "Eve excites me because it provides such a rich cluster of stories around the image of Eve through Western culture." -Lillian S. Robinson,The Women's Review of Books

Pamela Norris has taught English in London, Paris, and Zagreb. Her publications include an anthology of Victorian women poets and collections of medieval and Renaissance poetry in addition to Everyman Library editions of the novels of Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen, and the poetry of the Bronte sisters. Her writing has recently appeared in the Literary Review and The Independent on Sunday.

"A valuable book, essential reading for anyone interested in tracing the ways in which the story of Eve has influenced Western understandings of gender." -Carolyn See,The Washington Post "Norris' touch is at once playful and wise... [She] is a consistently deft and imaginative critic." -Salon "A fascinating 'biography' of the women of Western Myth, folklore, and legend... Norris illuminates how persistent ideas of woman as both life- and death-giving, attractive and dangerous, innocent and knowing have changed over time." -Library Journal,starred review "An important addition to the literature of women's studies." -Publishers Weekly,starred review "Eve excites me because it provides such a rich cluster of stories around the image of Eve through Western culture." -Lillian S. Robinson,The Women's Review of Books

Pamela Norris has taught English in London, Paris, and Zagreb. Her publications include an anthology of Victorian women poets and collections of medieval and Renaissance poetry in addition to Everyman Library editions of the novels of Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen, and the poetry of the Bronte sisters. Her writing has recently appeared in the Literary Review and The Independent on Sunday.

"A valuable book, essential reading for anyone interested in tracing the ways in which the story of Eve has influenced Western understandings of gender." -Carolyn See,The Washington Post "Norris' touch is at once playful and wise... [She] is a consistently deft and imaginative critic." -Salon "A fascinating 'biography' of the women of Western Myth, folklore, and legend... Norris illuminates how persistent ideas of woman as both life- and death-giving, attractive and dangerous, innocent and knowing have changed over time." -Library Journal,starred review "An important addition to the literature of women's studies." -Publishers Weekly,starred review "Eve excites me because it provides such a rich cluster of stories around the image of Eve through Western culture." -Lillian S. Robinson,The Women's Review of Books