Samson Agonistes / by John Milton ; edited, with life, introduction, notes arranged and classified, paraphrasing, etc., by Thomas Page, Editor of Moffatt's Plays of Shakespeare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.

Contributor:

Page, Thomas, editor.

Stuart Curran-Joseph Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Moffatt's English Classics.

Moffatt's English Classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Samson (Biblical judge)--Poetry.

Samson.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)

Cleary, Harry D. (autograph) (Milton Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[368] pages ; 19 cm.

Other Title:

Moffatt's Edition of Milton's Samson Agonistes with introduction and notes classified and arranged

Milton's Samson Agonistes

Place of Publication:

London, Moffatt and Paige, 1896.

Contents:

Chief Events in the Life of Milton

Milton's Chief Works

Introduction: Personal References; References to the Times

Date and Early Editions

Sources of the Plot: Other Works on the Same Subject; Deviations from Authorities

Relation of "Samson Agonistes" to Greek Tragedy

Analysis of the Drama

Personages of the Drama

Sketches of the Characters

Anachronisms

Literary Notes

Of That Sort of Dramatic Poem Called Tragedy

The Argument

The Text

Miscellaneous Notes

Notes on the Language of the Drama

Etymological Notes

Proper Names

Example of Analysis of Sentences

Examples of Paraphrasing

Typical Questions (Selected from Various Examination Papers).

Notes:

"This edition of Milton's 'Samson Agonistes' is intended specially for the use of students preparing for examination."-- Preface.

Local Notes:

PR3566 1896 Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran, 2021 has red-brown cloth boards stamped and ruled in black and has autograph of Harry D. Cleary on front pastedown and free endpaper. The text is interleaved and has numerous underlines, marginal marks and ms. annotations.

Other Format:

Online version: Milton, John, 1608-1674. Samson Agonistes.

OCLC:

236234189