{"product_id":"the-uncertain-world-of-samson-john-t-shawcross-9780859916097","title":"The Uncertain World of 'Samson Agonistes'","description":"Ambiguity, present in all aspects of the poem, is seen as central to Milton's authorial intentions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShawcross proposes that the many ambiguities surrounding Milton's dramatic poem Samson Agonistes are intentional: the actual words, the dates of composition, the genre, and the characters - particularly Samson and Dalila but including Manoa, Harapha, and the Chorus. Ambiguity also lies in Milton's presentation of political issues both philosophical and practical, his treatment of gender concepts, the constant questioning of the reader, and the poem's effect. Discussing all these elements, Shawcross follows with a detailed reading of the text which argues that it remains purposefully ambiguous, reflecting Milton's own recognition of the uncertainty of the content, and suggesting that Milton himself would question some of the nice 'solutions' that modern scholarship has offered in the last two decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e JOHN SHAWCROSS is Professor of English, Emeritus, University of Kentucky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John T. Shawcross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 085991609X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780859916097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.36w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2001 pg. 313\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 228","brand":"John T. Shawcross","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069413093631,"sku":"9780859916097","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c206671-ddda-497e-ab5d-43d5e5e59b2d.jpg?v=1685424573","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-uncertain-world-of-samson-john-t-shawcross-9780859916097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}