Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes

J. Martin Evans, Stanford University.

• Volume Introduction, Paradise Regained, The Genre: Milton's Dialogue with the Epic: Paradise Regained and the Tradition, The Hero: The Christ of Paradise Regained and the Renaissance Heroic Tradition, The Better Fortitude, The Nature of The Christ of Paradise Regained, The Temptations: The Temptation in Paradise Regained, Theme and Structure in Paradise Regained, The (Homo)Sexual Temptation in Milton's Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes: The Date of Samson Agonistes, Hellenic Elements: Samson Agonistes and the Hellenic Drama, The Greek Spirit in Milton's Samson Agonistes, Hebraic Elements : Samson Agonistes, Our Living Dread: The God of Samson Agonistes, Theological Readings: Milton's Samson as the Tragic Hero Purified by Trial, Samson Agonistes as Tragedy, The Interpretation of Samson Agonistes, Political Readings : Samson Agonistes and Milton the Politician in Defeat, Samson Agonistes Again, On Stage: Producing Samson Agonistes.