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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
Cecil B. DeMille during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textCecil B. DeMille during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. 4x5 b&w photographic print
Cecil B. DeMille during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textDirector Cecil B. DeMille during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. Vintage print. Date stamped on verso. 4x5 b&w photographic print
SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textA scene from SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. 7.5x9.5 b&w photographic print
Hedy Lamarr and Cecil B. DeMille during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textHedy Lamarr and Cecil B. DeMille during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. Vintage print. Date stamped on verso. 4x5 b&w photographic print
Victor Mature, Hedy Lamarr, and Cecil B. DeMille during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textFrom left: Victor Mature, Hedy Lamarr, and director Cecil B. DeMille during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. 8x10 b&w photographic print
Hedy Lamarr, SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textHedy Lamarr, SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. 7.25x9.25 b&w photographic print
Hal Houghton, Cecil B. DeMille, and Henry Wilcoxon during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textProducer-director Cecil B. DeMille, center, and associate producer-actor Henry Wilcoxon, right, show Hal Houghton, a Paramount executive, the cape from a costume worn in SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. Vintage print. 8x10 b&w photographic print
Angela Lansbury in SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textAngela Lansbury in a scene from SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. 7 1/ 2 x 9 b&w photographic print
Cecil B. DeMille and Elois Jenssen during production of SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949
No full textProducer-director Cecil B. DeMille and designer Elois Jenssen with costume sketches and fabric swatches for SAMSON AND DELILAH, 1949. 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 b&w photographic print
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