Date of Award

5-1932

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Literatures, Languages, and Cultures

First Advisor

Thomas P. Whelan

Second Advisor

William J. Grace

Abstract

My purpose in writing this thesis is to discover whether Milton's tragedy "Samson Agonistes" contains any elements of structure or form which are characteristic of ancient Greek tragedy. My method of procedure is to determine, through the study of the works of Aeschylus and Sophocles, the essential elements in Greek tragedy, and through an analysis of "Samson Agonistes" to determine whether there are any evidences contained therein that indicate that Milton was influenced by the writers of Greek tragedy.

Comments

A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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