Abstract
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.
Degree Date
Spring 5-15-2021
Document Type
Distinction Project
Advisor
Dr. Emma Wilson
Number of Pages
41
Format
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Mauriello, Natalie, "The Serpent, the Apple, and the Fall: Deciphering the Biblical Undoing of Mankind in 17th Century English Literature" (2021). English Undergraduate Distinction Projects. 4.
https://scholar.smu.edu/hum_sci_english_distinction/4
