Sin and evil : moral values in literature /
Paulson, Ronald.
New Haven [CT] ; London : Yale University Press,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-388) and index.
Evil, sin, and wrongdoing -- Classical and Christian equivalents of sin and evil -- Sin and evil redefined: the enlightenment -- Sin/evil and the law: the novel -- The demonizing of sin -- Demonic and banal evil -- The original evil and the original sin -- Modern sin and evil.
Evil in literature.
English literature
American literature
Sin in literature.
Religion in literature.