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Amy Scerba
M.A. Carnegie Mellon University
B.A. Chatham College
Introduction
Chapter One: A Triple Stranded History: Lilith in the Founding Texts
"Gilgamesh and the Huluppu-Tree" (2000 BCE)
The Lilith Relief (circa 2000 BCE)
Isaiah 34:14 (circa 900 BCE)
Testament of Solomon (200 CE)
The Talmud (400 CE)
The Nippur Bowls (circa 600 CE)
The Alphabet of Ben Sira (800 CE)
Book of Raziel (circa 1100 CE)
The Zohar (1200 CE)
Hebrew Amuletic Tradition (circa 900-1800 CE)
Chapter Two: Romantic Writers and the Outset of a Transformation
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Part I (1808)
John Keats' "Lamia" (1819)
John Keats' "La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad" (1820)
Chapter Three: Identifying a Transformation: Lilith in the Poetry and Art of Rossetti
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Its Influences (1848-1954)
Rossetti's painting "Lady Lilith" (1863 and 1864-1868?)
Rossetti's poem "Lilith," later published as "Body's Beauty" (1868)
Rossetti's ballad "Eden Bower" (1869)
"Femme fatale" images in "A Sea-Spell" (1868) and "The Orchard Pit" (1869)
Conclusion
Appendix: A Modern Development: Images of Lilith in Literature, Art, and Artifacts
Index of Illustrations
Bibliography