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1	Conflict in The Brothers Karamazov: Dostoevsky's Idea of the Origin of Sin Kraeger, Linda T. 08 1900 (has links) The thesis systematically explicates Dostoevsky's portrayal of the origin of human evil on earth through the novel The Brothers Karamazov. Drawing from the novel and from Augustine, Pelagius, and Luther, the explication compares and contrasts Dostoevsky's doctrine of original conflict against the three theologians' views of original sin. Following a brief summary of the three earlier theories of original sin, the thesis describes Dostoevsky's peculiar doctrine of Karamazovism and his unique account of how human evil originated. Finally, the thesis shows how suffering, love, and guilt grow out of the original conflict and how the image of Christ serves as an icon of the special kind of social unity projected by Zosima the Elder in The Brothers Karamazov. evil in literature Russian literature Fyodor Dostoyevsky sin in literature Sin in literature.
2	A light amid the darkness : an analysis of sin and its effects on the individual in The Scarlet Letter and The Marble Faun / Winings, Tina L. Townsend. January 1984 (has links) (PDF) Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [103]-104).
3	Hawthorne's portrayal of sin Newport, Emma Vivian, 1901- January 1939 (has links) No description available. Sin in literature.
4	Corruption and infected sin the Elizabethan rhetoric of decay / Ryan-Lopez, Bianca. January 2009 (has links) Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2009. / Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 313-324).
5	Witches, Jews, and Redemption Through Sin in Jules Michelet's La Sorcière Haziza, David January 2022 (has links) The present study aims to bring into focus the antinomian doctrine of redemption through sin as it appears in Jules Michelet’s La Sorcière. According to Michelet, the witch-cult was both vestigial paganism and an attempt at overthrowing the Christian political order. The witch redeemed mankind by sinning against the Christian order, thus anticipating the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, as well as the French Revolution. The notion of redemption through sin, borrowed from Gershom Scholem, will enable us to compare Michelet’s and Scholem’s approaches to history and counter-history. It will also allow us to read La Sorcière against a broader religious background than is usually employed. Among the sources of Michelet, the often overlooked kabbalistic, possibly Sabbatian, subtext will be assessed in relation to his peculiar female messianism. Likewise, the episode, in La Sorcière, of the encounter between the witch and the Jew will be thoroughly studied. This may lead us to better comprehend Michelet’s theology, with the biblical God being akin, in his opinion, to that of the witches. Romance literature French literature Jews Religion Witches in literature. Jews in literature Sin in literature Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874 Scholem, Gershom, 1897-1982 Sorcière (Michelet, Jules)
6	The Aesthetics of Sin: Beauty and Depravity in Early Modern English Literature Jeffrey, Anthony Cole 12 1900 (has links) This dissertation argues that early modern writers such as William Shakespeare, Thomas Middleton, George Herbert, John Milton, and Andrew Marvell played a critical role in the transition from the Neoplatonic philosophy of beauty to Enlightenment aesthetics. I demonstrate how the Protestant Reformation, with its special emphasis on the depravity of human nature, prompted writers to critique models of aesthetic judgment and experience that depended on high faith in human goodness and rationality. These writers in turn used their literary works to popularize skepticism about the human mind's ability to perceive and appreciate beauty accurately. In doing so, early modern writers helped create an intellectual culture in which aesthetics would emerge as a distinct branch of philosophy. Early Modern Renaissance Aesthetics Theology Beauty Sin Depravity Calvinism Protestant religion Reformation John Calvin William Shakespeare Thomas Middleton George Herbert John Donne John Milton Andrew Marvell Aesthetics in literature Sin in literature Aesthetics, Modern -- 16th century Aesthetics, Modern -- 17th century sixteenth century (dates CE) seventeenth century (dates CE)

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