Paradise Lost and the understanding of the original sin

Authors

  • Paloma Catarina Zart Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/el.2011v8.e25733

Keywords:

Paradise Lost, Original sin, Fallible perfection

Abstract

This paper presents a discussion of the representation of original sin in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Following the contemporary thinkers of the English poet, one seeks to understand how Milton had created and had understood the human fall. Beginning with the concept of fallible perfection, one observes the continuous and uninterrupted walk of Adam and Eve that results in noncompliance of divine Law and subsequent expulsion from paradise.

Author Biography

Paloma Catarina Zart, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

PhD student in Languages at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

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Published

2011-12-22

How to Cite

Zart, P. C. (2011). Paradise Lost and the understanding of the original sin. Estação Literária, 8(2Supl.), 104–119. https://doi.org/10.5433/el.2011v8.e25733

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