Samson Agonistes
by John Milton · first published 1758
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After reading the complete Shakespeare, it is a natural continuation to go on to read the complete Milton. Outside the core of Paradise Lost/Regained, Samson Agonistes is another gem, and Lycidas is of course a classic poem. The way Milton uses English the language exalts it into the profundity of Latin. One feels Milton's words are of sanctified origins; it feels…
on “Paradise Lost (1667)” ↗…doctrine. It's a text meant to teach people how to think, so that they would overthrow their kings and noble rulers and rule themselves, just as Milton portrayed in his last writing (a rewrite of the story of Samson Agonistes).
on “Why you should re-read Paradise Lost (2017)” ↗John Milton was 63 when Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes were published.
on “What major works of literature were written after age of 85? 75? 65?” ↗