Duquesne University Press

A Variorum Commentary on the Poems of John Milton

Volume 3 [Samson Agonistes]

By Stephen B. Dobranski

Edited by P. J. Klemp

Introduction by Archie Burnett

Published in 2009
$85.00  cloth
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ISBN: 978-0-8207-0415-9

500 pages

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Over a span of three centuries, scholarly work dedicated to Milton’s Samson Agonistes has gradually evolved, reflecting changing critical interpretations within historical contexts. This variorum edition of the poem, the first since 1809, gathers together all significant contributions to understanding Milton’s dramatic poem that were published between 1671 and 1970.

This Variorum Commentary is an indispensable reference tool and opens up fresh lines of inquiry. Simply the most comprehensive, detailed, and expansive exploration of Samson Agonistes’ critical history, this book is an essential tool for anyone interested in Milton and one of his greatest poetic works.

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STEPHEN B. DOBRANSKI is associate professor at Georgia State University. He is author of various books, including Readers and Authorship in Early Modern England (2005) and Milton, Authorship, and the Book Trade (1999).

P. J. KLEMP has published bibliographies of John Milton, Sir John Davies, Fulke Greville, and numerological studies of English Renaissance literature. His critical work includes essays on Lancelot Andrewes, William Laud, John Milton, and other English Renaissance authors. The Senior Editor of Milton Quarterly, and a member of the Editorial Board of Milton Studies, he is professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.