ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Samson Agonistes, (Greek: “Samson the Athlete” or “Samson the Wrestler”) tragedy by John Milton, published in the same volume as his epic Paradise Regained in 1671. It is considered the greatest English drama based on the Greek model and is known as a closet tragedy (one more suited for reading than performance).

Detailed explanation-2: -Samson Agonistes, (Greek: “Samson the Athlete” or “Samson the Wrestler”) tragedy by John Milton, published in the same volume as his epic Paradise Regained in 1671. It is considered the greatest English drama based on the Greek model and is known as a closet tragedy (one more suited for reading than performance).

Detailed explanation-3: -Samson Agonistes was first published in 1671 in one volume with Milton’s four-book epic, Paradise Regain’d.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes focuses on the inner workings of the mind of the protagonist. This emphasis flies in the face of the biblical characterization of Samson in the Book of Judges, which celebrates his physical strength.

Detailed explanation-5: -’Samson Agonistes’ is a dramatic poem or a drama written in blank verse, meaning presented like a play with dialogue for several characters but is written in a poetic style.