Toward Samson Agonistes
The Growth of Milton's Mind
1st Edition
Published on 19. May 2015
250 pages
978-1-4008-7080-6 (ISBN)
Description
The endurance of a work of art such as Samson Agonistes, this book suggests, derives from its incorporation of the principle of change as the very foundation of its permanence. In a deft and perceptive analysis, Mary Ann Radzinowicz shows how the poem embodies the principle of change, reveals Milton's perpetual concerns, and illuminates the course of his poetic and intellectual development.
The author holds that Samson Agonistes represents the culmination of Milton's poetic ouvre. Its subject is growth, and the tragedy imitates a Biblical story of movement from self-destruction to self-transcendence. In each section of her book, the author considers the poem in a different context or area of Milton's thought. Each new aspect suggests a widening circle of implication as the discussion moves from Milton's dialectic to the representation of tragic failure, from change and growth as themes to the discovery of history as tragic design.
Originally published in 1978.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The author holds that Samson Agonistes represents the culmination of Milton's poetic ouvre. Its subject is growth, and the tragedy imitates a Biblical story of movement from self-destruction to self-transcendence. In each section of her book, the author considers the poem in a different context or area of Milton's thought. Each new aspect suggests a widening circle of implication as the discussion moves from Milton's dialectic to the representation of tragic failure, from change and growth as themes to the discovery of history as tragic design.
Originally published in 1978.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Content
Frontmatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. xi
Introduction, pg. xiii
Introduction, pg. 3
1. "As may stand best with verisimilitude The Imitation of Thought, pg. 8
2. "My self, my Sepulchre, a moving Grave. The Divided Mind, pg. 15
3. My self? my conscience and internal peace. The Tempered Passions, pg. 55
Introduction, pg. 69
4. "So mutable are all the ways of men". God's Design in Human History, the Record of the Past, pg. 71
5. "Wanid by oft experience". God's Promise, the Prophecy of Community, pg. 87
6. "The rarer thy example stands". God's Champion and the State's Deliverer, pg. 102
Introduction, pg. 111
7. "That by occasion hence I might begin Israel's Deliverance". Political Intention in Milton's Shorter Poems, pg. 119
8. "Occasions drew me". Political Intention in Milton's Prose, pg. 145
9. "To what can I be useful, wherein serve My Nation". The Political Significance of Samson Agonistes, pg. 167
Introduction, pg. 183
10. "Apt words have power to swage". Biblical Poetry and Medicinal Truth, pg. 188
11. "Be calm, and healing words. admit". Biblical Poetry and Moral Example, pg. 227
12. "Samson hath quit himself like Samson". The Ethics of Good Works and the Tragedy of Educative Suffering, pg. 261
Introduction, pg. 269
13. "At least vain reasonings down": Rational Theology and Progressive Revelation, pg. 273
14. "I was. a person rais'd". Orthodoxy and the Individual Conscience, pg. 313
15. "Perswaded that This was from God". The Role of the Poet, pg. 350
A. A Table of Suggested Sonnet Datings and the Subgroups Into Which They Fall, pg. 366
B. Psalm Citations in Samson Agonistes, pg. 368
C. A Schematic Outline of de Doctrina Christiana, Book II, pg. 383
D. A Topical Synopsis of De Doctrina Christiana, Book I, pg. 386
E. The Date of Composition of Samson Agonistes, pg. 387
Bibliography, pg. 409
Index, pg. 427
Contents, pg. vii
Preface, pg. xi
Introduction, pg. xiii
Introduction, pg. 3
1. "As may stand best with verisimilitude The Imitation of Thought, pg. 8
2. "My self, my Sepulchre, a moving Grave. The Divided Mind, pg. 15
3. My self? my conscience and internal peace. The Tempered Passions, pg. 55
Introduction, pg. 69
4. "So mutable are all the ways of men". God's Design in Human History, the Record of the Past, pg. 71
5. "Wanid by oft experience". God's Promise, the Prophecy of Community, pg. 87
6. "The rarer thy example stands". God's Champion and the State's Deliverer, pg. 102
Introduction, pg. 111
7. "That by occasion hence I might begin Israel's Deliverance". Political Intention in Milton's Shorter Poems, pg. 119
8. "Occasions drew me". Political Intention in Milton's Prose, pg. 145
9. "To what can I be useful, wherein serve My Nation". The Political Significance of Samson Agonistes, pg. 167
Introduction, pg. 183
10. "Apt words have power to swage". Biblical Poetry and Medicinal Truth, pg. 188
11. "Be calm, and healing words. admit". Biblical Poetry and Moral Example, pg. 227
12. "Samson hath quit himself like Samson". The Ethics of Good Works and the Tragedy of Educative Suffering, pg. 261
Introduction, pg. 269
13. "At least vain reasonings down": Rational Theology and Progressive Revelation, pg. 273
14. "I was. a person rais'd". Orthodoxy and the Individual Conscience, pg. 313
15. "Perswaded that This was from God". The Role of the Poet, pg. 350
A. A Table of Suggested Sonnet Datings and the Subgroups Into Which They Fall, pg. 366
B. Psalm Citations in Samson Agonistes, pg. 368
C. A Schematic Outline of de Doctrina Christiana, Book II, pg. 383
D. A Topical Synopsis of De Doctrina Christiana, Book I, pg. 386
E. The Date of Composition of Samson Agonistes, pg. 387
Bibliography, pg. 409
Index, pg. 427
