The theological and literary origins of Satan in Milton’s “Paradise Lost”
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2236-9937.2022v26p103-121Keywords:
Satan, Devil, John Milton, Paradise LostAbstract
John Milton’s devil is different from the grotesque figure that is usually associated with Satan. He is humanized, a rebel who faces moral conflicts, is intelligent and courageous. Traces of the narrative and theology of the Miltonian devilish rebellion can be found in the Bible, in Jewish apocalyptic literature, in patristic literature, in early Christian texts, and in medieval and Protestant Christian texts as well. This bibliographical research aims to discover the literary and theological trajectory that led to the devil of Milton, evaluating how much of these elements Milton retains in his poem, and how much it is original. According to this research, Milton did not deny his cultural heritage, but neither was it just a reflection of it. He took control of the construction of his character and presented the world with an unforgettable work that literarily represents the transformations in Western thought from the passage from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age.
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