Killing the Angel Part One: Early British Transgressive Woman Writers

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ccording to the Bible the first transgression on earth was committed by the first woman on Earth: Eve, who ate the forbidden fruit and transgressed God’s will. he biblical Eve soon learned her lesson however; she became obedient to God and her husband and never transgressing again as far as we know. It was too late though; the whole of mankind and womankind has had to pay for her original sin. Or not: we will meet several women writers vigorously disputed this idea of Eve.

Out of her cave came the ancient Lilith; Lilith the wise; Lilith wound away among the mountains and glittering peaks, and be cave came Lilith, scornful of his solitude, exultant in h ‘Still alone, star gazer! Is thy wisdom of no avail? Thou hast yet to learn that I am

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