Date of Award
1978
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Graduate Studies
First Advisor
Diane M. Borden
First Committee Member
Robert Knightson
Second Committee Member
Louis Leiter
Abstract
Several guiding principles should be established to discuss the function of original sin in Doctor Faustus. It will be considered synonymous with the Fall, the Adamic myth. It is not to say that original sin must necessarily refer to strict Christian doctrine. It explains the moral implication of man's position in the divine hierarchy, as well as symbolizes the presence of the demonic throughout his cultural consciousness of sin.
For the purpose of this essay, original sin concentrates upon several primary factors: the quest for knowledge, the succumbing to sensual temptation, the transgression through pride, and the psychology of the creative process.
Pages
85
Recommended Citation
Loumena, Patricia Lee. (1978). Functions of inversion in Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1973
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