Toward Samson Agonistes: The Growth of Milton's Mind

by Mary Ann Radzinowicz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691610649
• ISBN13: 9780691610641
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"