Between Two Pillars breaks free of the regenerist-revisionist
controversy over Samson Agonistes by discerning a dialectical
opposition between Samson's irrevocable election by God and his
subjection-instanced by his slavery-to a fallen, un-Godly order.
Complementing God's act of election is Samson's genius for
inventing exploits that prove him God's mighty minister. In every
episode, it is evident that his heroic drive and inventive powers
persist, even though his helplessness absolutely forecloses a
career of heroic action.The contradiction of his situation is both
epitomized and transcended by his destruction of the temple.
Performed in an act of servile idolatry, and horribly violent, it
confirms his subjection to sin; yet, by destroying the theater of
his servility, it asserts his identity of God champion. This
reading is introduced by chapters on Samson's magnanimous pride,
his violence, and the characteristic style of his exploits. It is
then elaborated by close readings of each episode. A chapter on
three late sonnets confirms the dialectical cast of Milton's
imagination. Author Joseph Mayer provides a concluding section on
Paradise Regained, which corroborates his reading of Samson
Agonistes by showing parallels between the two works.
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