Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature.(Book review)

From: Christianity and Literature | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Novak, Frank G., Jr. | Copyright information

Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature. By Ronald Paulson. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-300-12014-1. Pp. xvi + 403. $42.00.

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