Wood proposes that Milton's Samson is an emblematic embodiment of Old Testament consciousness as rigorous, incomplete, literalistic, and uncomprehending, fashioned by the old Mosaic Law, without the amelioration of Christ's charity and forgiveness.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 822/.4
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 080204848 9781442674714
- LCCN
- PR3566
- LCCN Item number
- W66 2000eb
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- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxii, 247 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00600711 (OCoLC)244768668 (CaOOCEL)418154
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- CaOTU
Table of Contents
- Contents 10
- Acknowledgments 12
- Abbreviations 14
- Preface 16
- 1 Introduction: The Critics and Some Problems of Meaning 26
- 2 Intertextuality, Indirection, and Indeterminacy 50
- 3 Fictional Consciousness and the Author's Voice 69
- 4 Tragedy: Theory, Form, and Meaning 83
- 5 Exiled from Light: Sin, Regeneration, the Hero of Faith 103
- 6 Samson and Dalila: Love and Marriage 122
- 7 Samson: Divine Impulsion in the Hero of Faith, Charity, and the Imitation of Christ 141
- 8 The Structure of Samson Agonistes 163
- 9 Milton and Politics in Old Age 189
- Epilogue 215
- Appendix 216
- Notes 218
- List of Works Consulted 226
- Index of Biblical Citations 250
- Index of Citations from the Works of John Milton 252
- General Index 260
- A 260
- B 260
- C 261
- D 262
- E 262
- F 262
- G 263
- H 263
- I 264
- J 264
- K 264
- L 264
- M 265
- N 265
- O 266
- P 266
- Q 266
- R 266
- S 266
- T 269
- U 269
- V 269
- W 269
