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'The guiding hand': the progression of Milton’s thought towards Samson Agonistes
No full textThis thesis examines the development of Milton's purpose as his vocation of poetic legislator for his times informed the progress of his vision. In seeing Samson Agonistes as the culmination of a process, it illustrates the narrowing focus of Milton’s theological prescription for a godly society. Before any other concern, Milton desired man to repair his relationship with God, and urges his readers to achieve this; it may be observed throughout his polemical writing, reaching a pinnacle of clarity and urgency in the 1671 volume, and in Samson Agonistes in particular. From the assumption that unity with God's purpose was the informing principle of his writing, all of his other concerns may be observed in their rightful setting. As the foundation of Milton's political vision was virtue, the inculcation of virtue in his readership was arguably his primary motivation. This thesis addresses certain key works in order to assess the progression of this purpose towards Samson Agonistes: Areopagitica as an exemplar of his early brilliance in prose, and as a commentary on the significance of language as a weapon in the battle for truth; Eikonoklastes as a demonstration of the contemporary use of historical narrative for political ends, and as aesthetic as well as political iconoclasm; and the Second Defence as the nexus of poetry and prose in his career, where he rewrites the truth in order to glorify and defend his nation and himself His theological beliefs are discussed in the light of their importance to his vocation and vision of the regenerative potential of man. This is shown to be the guiding principle of his prose and the main subject of the final poems. The 1671 volume is examined as the immediate context of Samson Agonistes. The intertextual resonances reveal the concentration of Milton’s focus upon the paradise within. Samson Agonistes is examined also within the cultural contexts which Milton reworks in order to isolate the potential of man's spirit. Samson Agonistes is finally examined in the light of Milton's perennial concerns as a prescription for specific action. Firmly rooted in the political and theological debates of his life, it is nonetheless a call to inner revolution for his readership
Austin also must be remembered. The Augustinian legacy in Milton's work
No full textWhen I started working on this project, with a limited knowledge of Augustine, but determined to spot his presence in Miltonâs poetry, I was little aware of the intricacy of the relationship between the two authors. At this stage of my research, I do subscribe to Savoyeâs opinion, that this relationship is pervasive. However, one could safely add, it is as pervasive as it is hidden, primarily because of changed cultural paradigms, so that Miltonâs references are no longer familiar to the reader.
As I have pointed out in my presentation of the state of the art, these articulations are hardly made explicit in Miltonâs Oeuvre and also in critical literature they are hardly brought to the surface. My objective has been to make them a little more visible.
I have started my own process of discovery from the works where Milton more openly (but not completely) acknowledges his Augustinian sources, although arguably mediated. As concerns Samson Agonistes, I have presented a reading through Augustinian lenses. I am by no means claiming that mine is the best of all possible readings, but through those lenses I have been able to see a coherence, in Miltonâs dramatic poem, that is not generally recognized.
On the other hand, I thoroughly agree that âone cannot simply take any English poet and turn the post-structuralist critical machine loose on him or her in good faithâ. In particular, I am aware that I have read Miltonâs works against the current critical grain which, with a powerful turn impressed by Empsonâs Miltonâs God, is continually surfacing Miltonâs idiosyncrasies in order to cancel the received picture of a Christian author. Rather, I agree with Cirillo that Miltonâs perspective is that of âa professed Christian poet whose Christian consciousness, no matter how heterodox, colored virtually everything he wrote.â.We may ask, echoing Febvre on Rabelais, âMais de quel christianisme? In accordance with very traditional, even traditionalist Milton Criticism, I think it can safely be stated that Milton is a post-Reformation religious author, and one whose endeavour to âjustify the ways of God to menâ had to come to terms with the difficult task to find signs of providential history in the aftermath of a civil war and in the adverse context of the Restoration. His last published poems deal with this problem in different terms. As readers, we can come to different conclusions as to the texts. Behind them there is the man, âest abyssus humanae conscientiae,â in front of which, after Augustine, I can only say: "nescio"
PERCUSSION ORIENTALE / David CARROLL et son orchestre
No full textTitre uniforme : [Caravan]Titre uniforme : [Samson et Dalila. R 288]. ExtraitTitre uniforme : [Caravan]Titre uniforme : [Ballet égyptien. Op. 12]Titre uniforme : [In a Persian market]. Adapt.Titre uniforme : [Caravan]Titre uniforme : [Knâz' Igor'. Poloveckie plâski]. ExtraitComprend : CARAVAN / Juan TIZOL - Duke ELLINGTON et Irving MILLS - IN A PERSIAN MARKET / Albert W. KETELBY - HAREM DANCE / David CARROLL - BALLET EGYPTIEN / LUIGINI - BACCHANALE de "SAMSON ET DALILA" / Camille SAINT SAENS - TWILIGHT IN TURKEY / SCOTT - SHEHERAZADE THEMES / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV ; adaptes et arranges par David CARROLL - DANSE ORIENTALE / G. LUBOMIRSKY - arr. par Otto LANGEY - DANSES du "PRINCE IGOR" / BORODINE - SHISHKEBAB / arrang. par David CARROLL - ORIENTALE / Cesar CUI - transcrit par David CARROLLBnF-Partenariats, Collection sonore - BelieveContient une table des matière
View to the U: An eye on UTM Research
No full textThis is an audio recording from the podcast series "View to the U: An eye on UTM research".Professor David Samson is featured on this edition of VIEW to the U, on which he talks about his evolutionary biology research in UTM’s Department of Anthropology.
For this season of the podcast, which is a focus on "adventures in research," David shares his stories that vividly illustrate studies are not always conducted in a lab and that researchers are sometimes literally ‘going out on a limb’ for their findings! He also lets us in on the details of the “candlelight challenge,” as well as his top tips for a good night’s sleep, based on his extensive research into understanding sleep, sleep disorders and the health implications of sleep deficiency.
David Samson is an Assistant Professor at U of T Mississauga. His work has demonstrated human sleep has a unique evolutionary history distinct from other primates.
A true champion of science communication and public outreach, along with agreeing to take part in this podcast, David has been featured on a number of international podcasts, as well as on many media resources – on the radio, in newspapers, and on TV – including CTV News, World News Radio, CBC radio, The New York Times, GQ Magazine, and TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
He completed his undergraduate studies and PhD at Indiana University in Biological Anthropology.
Prior to joining the faculty at UofT, David was a Senior Research Scientist as well as a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University, and a Visiting Professor of Anthropology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Economic utopia of the Torah. Economic concepts of the Hebrew Bible interpreted according to the Rabbinical Literature
No full textHebrew Bible offers alternative Economic utopia for building Theocratic society. In this paper, various economic concepts and themes are presented, as found in the Hebrew Bible. These economic concepts include taxation, property rights, labor market, social policy, banking, years of Sabbath and Jubilee, and business cycles. Most economic issues of the Bible are found in the texts of Torah, also known as five Books of Moses. These texts are analyzed by using classical Rabbinical commentaries for better insight. Contrary to the modern Economic theory which is based on the assumptions of scarcity of resources and unlimited needs of consumers, Economics of the Torah is based on God’s resources which are enough for all true needs of His people.Hebrew Bible, History of Economics, History of Economic Thought, Ancient Israel, Judaism
2025 Westview Festival with Keynote Speaker David R. Slayton
No full textThe annual Westview Festival was on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford, Oklahoma, featuring fantasy author David R. Slayton.
Westview is published semiannually by the Language Arts Department of Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Publications include previously unpublished short fiction, poetry, prose poems, creative nonfiction, and artwork.
David R. Slayton is a fantasy author from Guthrie, OK. He is the author of such books as the Adam Binder series (White Trash Warlock, Trailer Park Trickster, and Deadbeat Druid) as well as the Gods of Night and Day series (Dark Moon, Shallow Sea)
Wright Radio Interview About Westview Festival and David R. Slayton
No full textSWOSU President Dr. Diana Lovell and University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Phillip Fitzsimmons were interviewed by Todd Brunner at Wright Radio on March 27th, 2025 from 7:00-7:30 AM
The interview focused on the upcoming annual Westview Festival and keynote speaker David R. Slayton.
The annual Westview Festival will be on Wed. April 16th from 6:00-7:00 PM at the SWOSU Hilltop Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
David R. Slayton is an adult fantasy author from Guthrie, OK. and has written such titles as White Trash Warlock and Dark Moon Shallow Sea
Hope and Despair in Milton's Samson Agonistes and Paradise Regained
No full textHope and Despair in Milton’s Samson
Agonistes and Paradise Regained
Abstract
This thesis aims to explore the notions of hope and despair in Milton’s companion poems, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes. In the first chapter, I will define and establish the notions of hope and despair in the Christian context by examining the configurations of these two ideas in the Bible, fathers of the church, and representative reformation theologians. A broader contextual study will include renaissance poets and prose writers and one emblem author. The second chapter presents an outline and discussion of the critical history of these two poems, and I will focus upon critics’ reading of hope and despair in these two poems. The third and fourth chapters are devoted to Samson Agonistes and Paradise Regained respectively. Samson and Christ exemplify true hope. A false hope is then embraced by Samson’s visitors, the Chorus, Manoa, Dalila, and Harapha, and the Philistines, and Jesus’ tempter, Satan. In these two chapters, a revelation of the causal relationship between other virtues, faith, patience, and confidence, and hope will enhance our understanding of Christian hope. Milton’s treatments of hope as an act and a tangible being can be evidenced in the protagonists of his two major poems. Samson conquers his near-despair, withstands temptations of false hope and despair, and eventually regains hope as God’s chosen. Jesus passes the trials of faith and patience, maturing in self-knowledge, defeating the despairing Devil, and proving himself as Hope of mankind. The epilogue of the thesis is intended to compare Milton’s representations of hope in Samson and Christ.Table of Contents
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Acknowledgement iii
Abstract iv
Chapter 1
Introduction: Hope and Despair in the Renaissance and Reformation: a Context...................................1
I. Definitions and Biblical Tradition
II. The Patristic Tradition: St. Augustine and St. Thomas
III. The Renaissance and the Reformation Tradition
Chapter 2
The Critical History of Samson Agonistes and Paradise Regained ............................................... 43
Chapter 3
Reading Samson Agonistes............................ 65
I. Linguistic Distinction: Hope as a Verb
II. Samson Agonistes and the Book of Judges
III. Hope and Faith
IV. Manoa’s False Hope
V. Regaining Hope: Samson Conquering Despair
Chapter 4
Reading Paradise Regained ..........................104
I. Linguistic Definition: Hope as a Noun
II. Mary and the Apostles’ Concepts of Christian Hope
III. Satan’s False Hope and Despair
IV. Hope Confirmed: Christ’s Growth
Epilogue ...............................................140
Works Cited ............................................144
Appendi
Should i publish in an open access journal?
No full textAn “author pays” publishing model is the only fair way to make biomedical research findings accessible to all, say Matthew Kurien and David S Sanders, but James J Ashton and R Mark Beattie worry that it can lead to bias in the evidence base towards commercially driven results
Cult: A Composite Novel
No full textCult (redacted)
The first component of the thesis is a composite novel called Cult which falls into two parts with seven narratives in each. Part 1 tracks the protagonist, Ellen, from her first involvement with the cult through to her eventually leaving it. Although fiction, the first half of the book answers the kinds of questions the author is asked when people discover that she was once a sannyasin (a follower of the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). While the experiences of meditation, group therapy and communal living are all faithfully rendered within the stories, the need for strong characters, narrative drive and a lightness of touch takes precedence.
Part 2 picks up Ellen’s story some twenty or so years later and explores what becomes of her in middle age. It also looks at other groups in society, such as academia, the law and the internet dating community which each have their own jargon, hierarchies, rituals and rules but are not considered to be cults.
The book examines the question raised in the Epigraph, ‘how do we be together when we feel so alone’ with a focus on relationships other than the familial and the romantic.
Collisions, Chasms and Connections: a Performative Exploration of the Composite Novel Form
The second part of the thesis is both a critical and creative response to three contemporary American books: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout; A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan; and Legend of a Suicide by David Vann. The critical element comprises a close reading of the three books; a chronological reconstruction of their overarching storylines; and a consideration of what their authors have said about writing the books. It concludes that, in the composite novel, the simultaneous presentation of multiple views and storylines operate much like a 3D image to give the impression of depth to the characters and situations rendered. The creative element of the essay is a playful and personal response to the texts
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