Date

6-17-2026

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree

Master of Arts in Literature (MA)

Chair

Karen Dodson

Keywords

Genesis, Epic, Milton, Homer

Disciplines

English Language and Literature

Abstract

This thesis argues that the recurrent theme of loss and home in the Western Literature tradition reflects humanity’s innate and theological memory of losing Eden. An examination of Homer’s The Odyssey and John Milton’s Paradise Lost in comparison with the Biblical text serve both as literary companions and ethical dichotomies. Some of the greatest pieces of Western Literature highlight the greatest tragedy and triumph the world has ever and will ever know – the loss of Paradise and the hunt for Eden. Nothing is perhaps more heartbreaking and inspiring than reading and living the story of humanity’s journey home.

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