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Literature in English, British Isles

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2021

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The Serpent, The Apple, And The Fall: Deciphering The Biblical Undoing Of Mankind In 17th Century English Literature, Natalie Mauriello May 2021

The Serpent, The Apple, And The Fall: Deciphering The Biblical Undoing Of Mankind In 17th Century English Literature, Natalie Mauriello

English Undergraduate Distinction Projects

This paper analyzes the biblical narrative of mankind's fall from grace through the lens of John Milton's Paradise Lost by investigating and interpreting preceding texts, including Abraham Cowley's Davideis and Jeremy Taylor's Deus Justificatus.