John Milton, celebrated 17th century English poet, has provided for us in his Samson Agonistes a metaphorical dramatisation of the full import of the...
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The Oratorio Society of New York, famous for its holiday 'Messiah' tradition, gave its first performance of Handel's 'Samson' since 1948.
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The biblical story of Samson (Judges 13–16) and its reception provide context for the war in Gaza and Israel. In Israeli culture, Samson typically...
11 months ago

Samson cried out to God for strength to execute his final revenge: “Let my soul perish with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came...
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In any conflict, responsibility must be assigned. It is not for us to judge, but we cannot help asking: if the Hamas manifesto demands the liquidation of...
14 months ago

Watching the debacle of the war between Israel and Hamas, I was suddenly reminded of a memorable phrase from John Milton's dramatic poem, Samson Agonistes:.
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Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver;Ask for this great deliverer now, and find himEyeless in Gaza …” —John Milton, Samson...
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1743 was the year in which Handel presented both the Messiah and Samson to Londoners – and for most audience members the merits of one clearly eclipsed the...
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The distance between the work of academia and the society that work is intended to improve is something scholars themselves often lament,...
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Karen Clausen-Brown, associate professor of English, has been selected to receive the James Holly Hanford Article Award from the Milton Society of America.
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