From: Hardin, Richard F [rhardin@ukans.edu] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:19 AM To: 'milton-l@richmond.edu' Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? I'm positive that SA was included in an inexpensive paperback collection (ed. Sylvan Barnet?), something like "Early English Drama" or "Eight Great Tragedies." Dick Hardin From: Roy Flannagan [roy@gwm.sc.edu] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:55 AM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? Samson Agonistes has been unlaughably performed within the last twenty years, at a conference held at LeMoyne College reported on by William Shaw in Milton Quarterly in the October, 1979, issue. I remember hearing of at least one performance off-theatre district in London, perhaps in the 80s; Handel's oratorio Samson has been performed within in recent memory, in New York, I think; and Sir Michael Redgrave recorded SA for Argo. I saw a performance at the University of Virginia in the early Sixties, even. Roy Flannagan At 06:26 PM 8/27/01 +0000, you wrote: >Matthew McCrady wrote: > > >I've never heard of Samson actually being produced--it > >would explain why it's not in any drama anthologies if it isn't > >actually put on the stage. > >The only reference to a performance of Samson that I've come across is >fictional. In Alan Bennett's *Forty Years On*, the Headmaster refers to a >recent school production, with Samson and Dalila played by two of the >teachers, who fall in love and elope together (I may have embellished the >plot somewhat, but it's something like that). Did Bennett pick SA because >the idea of its being performed is so laughable? > >Seb Perry. > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp From: Nancy Charlton [nanc67@home.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:10 PM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? At 06:26 PM 8/27/2001 +0000, y'all wrote: >Matthew McCrady wrote: > > >I've never heard of Samson actually being produced--it > >would explain why it's not in any drama anthologies if it isn't > >actually put on the stage. > >The only reference to a performance of Samson that I've come across is >fictional. In Alan Bennett's *Forty Years On*, the Headmaster refers to a >recent school production, with Samson and Dalila played by two of the >teachers, who fall in love and elope together (I may have embellished the >plot somewhat, but it's something like that). Did Bennett pick SA because >the idea of its being performed is so laughable? > >Seb Perry. I'd swear that sometime between late 1999 and and mid-2000 there was a notice on this list of a performance of SA somewhere in New York City. I recall thinking at the time that it would be really worth seeing but I could not do so at the time (and this was when I was living in PA, so it wouldn't have been as difficult as going from the west coast). I don't see why it couldn't be performed. An imaginative director might have to invent some action and do more than a little cutting and condensing, but it could be played as something other than a closet drama. Come to think of it, 7 or 8 years ago Warner-Pacific College here in Portland OR did a wonderful adaptation of Job where certain scenes were staged and the whole was tied together by a narrator. Nancy Charlton From: Matthew McCrady [mattm@bath.rang.k12.va.us] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:47 AM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? Thank you for your words of encouragement. If teaching in public schools is itself a disrespected profession, then being a librarian in a public school is even more disrespected. People think we sit around reading books all day--and get paid well for it. Matt McCrady >Nobody who is a high school librarian - or any other kind of librabian, for >that matter, should ever precede their calling with 'only!' You are on the >front line of defense of the First Amendment and among the few, the proud, >the guardians of literacy. >Cynthia G. > >--On Friday, August 24, 2001 9:01 AM -0400 Matthew McCrady > wrote: > >> Although I am only a High School librarian, > > > >------------------- >Cynthia Gilliatt From cowardice, that shuns new truth, >English Dept. From indolence, content with half truths, >J. M. U. From arrogance, that claims all truth, > Good Lord, deliver us. >Member, JMU Safe Zones > > > > >English Department >James Madison University >MSC 1801 >Harrisonburg VA 22807 -- ==================================================== Matthew McCrady Library Media Specialist Bath County High School Rt. 1, Box 575 Hot Springs, VA 24484 Home phone: 540.839.2866 Work phone: 540.839-2431 Work fax: 540.839.2735 mattm@bath.rang.k12.va.us From: Seb Perry [sebperry@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 2:26 PM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? Matthew McCrady wrote: >I've never heard of Samson actually being produced--it >would explain why it's not in any drama anthologies if it isn't >actually put on the stage. The only reference to a performance of Samson that I've come across is fictional. In Alan Bennett's *Forty Years On*, the Headmaster refers to a recent school production, with Samson and Dalila played by two of the teachers, who fall in love and elope together (I may have embellished the plot somewhat, but it's something like that). Did Bennett pick SA because the idea of its being performed is so laughable? Seb Perry. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp From: Cynthia Gilliatt [gilliaca@jmu.edu] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 7:00 AM To: milton-l@richmond.edu; milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? Nobody who is a high school librarian - or any other kind of librabian, for that matter, should ever precede their calling with 'only!' You are on the front line of defense of the First Amendment and among the few, the proud, the guardians of literacy. Cynthia G. --On Friday, August 24, 2001 9:01 AM -0400 Matthew McCrady wrote: > Although I am only a High School librarian, ------------------- Cynthia Gilliatt From cowardice, that shuns new truth, English Dept. From indolence, content with half truths, J. M. U. From arrogance, that claims all truth, Good Lord, deliver us. Member, JMU Safe Zones English Department James Madison University MSC 1801 Harrisonburg VA 22807 From: Harvey Wheeler [verulan@mindspring.com] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 11:20 AM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: Re: Samson Anthologized? >Although I am only a High School librarian, ----------------- My compliments to you and the wonderful high school librarians (two) who fostered my intellectual curiosity - one in Greensburg Indiana - a true Maryann the Librarian and I've always revered her memory. HW From: Matthew McCrady [mattm@bath.rang.k12.va.us] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 9:02 AM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? Although I am only a High School librarian, my predecessor was a librarian and drama teacher; therefore my library is well-stocked with books on the theater as well as drama anthologies. I could not find Samson Agonistes in any drama anthology. Comus might be a better candidate for student performance since it was actually produced at least once. I am probably demonstrating some ignorance here, but I've never heard of Samson actually being produced--it would explain why it's not in any drama anthologies if it isn't actually put on the stage. Matt McCrady -- ==================================================== Matthew McCrady Library Media Specialist Bath County High School Rt. 1, Box 575 Hot Springs, VA 24484 Work phone: 540.839-2431 Work fax: 540.839.2735 mattm@bath.rang.k12.va.us From: Hodges, Vickie [VHodge@sjcd.cc.tx.us] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:21 AM To: 'milton-l@richmond.edu' Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? I don't know about drama anthologies specifically, but "Samson Agonistes" is in The Oxford Anthology of English Literature, Vol 1. Vickie J. Hodges Acting Department Chair Language Arts San Jacinto College South 281/484-1900 X3226 vhodge@sjcd.cc.tx.us > -----Original Message----- > From: Duran, Angelica [mailto:ADuran@sla.purdue.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 9:01 AM > To: 'milton-l@richmond.edu' > Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? > > > Hello, all, > > Good question. Could any respondent copy me or the list with > the answer? > > Adios, > Angelica Duran > > Assistant Professor > Department of English > Purdue University > West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 > (765) 496-3957 > > > ---------- > > From: Burbery, Timothy > > Reply To: milton-l@richmond.edu > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 4:17 PM > > To: 'milton-l@richmond.edu' > > Subject: Samson Anthologized? > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know if *Samson Agonistes* has ever been > included in any drama > > anthologies? > > > > If so, where and when? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tim Burbery > > Marshall University > > > > > From: Roy Flannagan [Roy@gwm.sc.edu] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:46 AM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: Re: The Web page for the Seventh International Milton Symposium Dear Paul, Good to hear from you, and I am glad to correct the date of the 4th Symposium (I thought I had checked that, but obviously I hadn't). It is easy to correct information on the Web pages, thank goodness. I am glad to hear you are enjoying emeritus status and still teaching: I am doing the same thing, with quite a different sort of student body, down here, and I get to return to some of my southern roots as well. If you can find an excuse to come to Beaufort, I would be happy to welcome you here. Best, as always, Roy >>> stap@home.com 08/22/01 02:35PM >>> Dear Roy, The website, and its pages and links, looks very nice indeed (I think, by the way, the 4th Symposium in Vancouver was in 1991, though the book, two of whose essays won awards, didn't appear until 1995). I am 'emeritus' now, though hardly retired; for I still teach one or two courses each year, with huge enrolments, and I continue to give UBC's Distance Education course in Milton, which enrols 25 or 30 students at any one time. I've just taken on the role of president of the International Association of University Professors of English, which will meet at UBC in August 2004--I'll play the host, and perhaps we'll manage another Harbour Cruise! I'd be very happy if you might like to join us. All the best for IMS 7. Paul Roy Flannagan wrote: > It's up at www.bol3.com/ims7 > > That is bol and not bo 1. > > Please look it over and see if there is anything else you need to know, > then let me know what you like and what you need. Registration information > will probably not go up until December, but there will be a discount for > early registration. Housing will be on your own, but there are many nice > places to stay in Beaufort, from waterfront motels to handsome B&Bs, and > most of them offer some sort of breakfast (check the Beaufort links page as > well as the accommodations page). The weather in June is usually warm but > not unbearably hot, and there are no noticeable insect infestations. Dress > will be mostly informal, with an occasional dress or necktie. Some of you > music lovers may want to enjoy events at the Spoleto festival in > Charleston, happening just before and during the IMS dates. > > Best wishes, > > Roy Flannagan From: Duran, Angelica [ADuran@sla.purdue.edu] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 10:01 AM To: 'milton-l@richmond.edu' Subject: RE: Samson Anthologized? Hello, all, Good question. Could any respondent copy me or the list with the answer? Adios, Angelica Duran Assistant Professor Department of English Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 (765) 496-3957 > ---------- > From: Burbery, Timothy > Reply To: milton-l@richmond.edu > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 4:17 PM > To: 'milton-l@richmond.edu' > Subject: Samson Anthologized? > > > > > Does anyone know if *Samson Agonistes* has ever been included in any drama > anthologies? > > If so, where and when? > > Thanks, > > Tim Burbery > Marshall University > > From: Paul Stanwood [stap@home.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 2:35 PM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: Re: The Web page for the Seventh International Milton Symposium Dear Roy, The website, and its pages and links, looks very nice indeed (I think, by the way, the 4th Symposium in Vancouver was in 1991, though the book, two of whose essays won awards, didn't appear until 1995). I am 'emeritus' now, though hardly retired; for I still teach one or two courses each year, with huge enrolments, and I continue to give UBC's Distance Education course in Milton, which enrols 25 or 30 students at any one time. I've just taken on the role of president of the International Association of University Professors of English, which will meet at UBC in August 2004--I'll play the host, and perhaps we'll manage another Harbour Cruise! I'd be very happy if you might like to join us. All the best for IMS 7. Paul Roy Flannagan wrote: > It's up at www.bol3.com/ims7 > > That is bol and not bo 1. > > Please look it over and see if there is anything else you need to know, > then let me know what you like and what you need. Registration information > will probably not go up until December, but there will be a discount for > early registration. Housing will be on your own, but there are many nice > places to stay in Beaufort, from waterfront motels to handsome B&Bs, and > most of them offer some sort of breakfast (check the Beaufort links page as > well as the accommodations page). The weather in June is usually warm but > not unbearably hot, and there are no noticeable insect infestations. Dress > will be mostly informal, with an occasional dress or necktie. Some of you > music lovers may want to enjoy events at the Spoleto festival in > Charleston, happening just before and during the IMS dates. > > Best wishes, > > Roy Flannagan From: Stevenson, Kay G [kays@essex.ac.uk] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:56 AM To: 'milton-l@richmond.edu' Subject: RE: The Web page for the Seventh International Milton Symposium Dear Roy, A quick look so far: it's an attractive page. Could I ask for my name (under Program Committee and Abstracts) be spelled with a V rather than PH? Thanks. Best wishes, Kay Kay Gilliland Stevenson, Department of Literature, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester C04 3SQ -----Original Message----- From: Roy Flannagan [mailto:roy@gwm.sc.edu] Sent: 20 August 2001 16:31 To: owner-milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: The Web page for the Seventh International Milton Symposium It's up at www.bol3.com/ims7 That is bol and not bo 1. Please look it over and see if there is anything else you need to know, then let me know what you like and what you need. Registration information will probably not go up until December, but there will be a discount for early registration. Housing will be on your own, but there are many nice places to stay in Beaufort, from waterfront motels to handsome B&Bs, and most of them offer some sort of breakfast (check the Beaufort links page as well as the accommodations page). The weather in June is usually warm but not unbearably hot, and there are no noticeable insect infestations. Dress will be mostly informal, with an occasional dress or necktie. Some of you music lovers may want to enjoy events at the Spoleto festival in Charleston, happening just before and during the IMS dates. Best wishes, Roy Flannagan From: Burbery, Timothy [burbery@MARSHALL.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 5:18 PM To: 'milton-l@richmond.edu' Subject: Samson Anthologized? Does anyone know if *Samson Agonistes* has ever been included in any drama anthologies? If so, where and when? Thanks, Tim Burbery Marshall University From: Justin Pepperney [pepperney.3@osu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 4:02 PM To: milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: Call for Papers RENAISSANCE POWER PLAY The Uses and Abuses of Power in Early Modern Europe Annual Conference of the Pacific Northwest Renaissance Society Marlborough School, Los Angeles, California 4-6 April, 2002 It will come as no surprise that the current state of Renaissance studies has emerged from a fruitful engagement with "discourses of power," both in terms of the discipline's relation to its traditional historical subject matter, as well as its place within a larger postmodern academic climate. Recognizing that discussions of power relations have, by now, reached their denouement, this conference endeavours to assess where this dominant critical paradigm has left us, and where we might proceed from here. This year's theme should be interpreted broadly, and papers are invited to consider any aspect of power negotiations in political, social, or artistic spheres throughout the Renaissance. We're especially interested in studies that adopt a comparative approach, perhaps discussing "power" in more than one national, social, or institutional context. We hope that the dynamic created among the papers will articulate new directions for understanding how our positioning within current academic culture informs-or betrays-our analyses of early-modern power configurations. Plenary Speakers: Richard Helgerson (Department of English, University of California-Santa Barbara) Kenneth Bartlett (Department of History, University of Toronto) Proposals of no more than 500 words should be sent to either of the following conveners before 31 December, 2001. Electronic submissions are encouraged. Please visit the conference website at http://www.english.ohio-state.edu/people/bayer.23/pnrs.htm Brent Whitted Marlborough School 250 South Rossmore Avenue Los Angeles, California 90004 Phone: 323-935-7978 FAX: 323-933-0542 whittedb@marlborough.la.ca.us Mark Bayer Department of English, Ohio State Univ. 164 West 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: 614-292-6065 FAX: 614-292-7816 bayer.23@osu.edu From: Roy Flannagan [roy@gwm.sc.edu] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:31 AM To: owner-milton-l@richmond.edu Subject: The Web page for the Seventh International Milton Symposium It's up at www.bol3.com/ims7 That is bol and not bo 1. Please look it over and see if there is anything else you need to know, then let me know what you like and what you need. Registration information will probably not go up until December, but there will be a discount for early registration. Housing will be on your own, but there are many nice places to stay in Beaufort, from waterfront motels to handsome B&Bs, and most of them offer some sort of breakfast (check the Beaufort links page as well as the accommodations page). The weather in June is usually warm but not unbearably hot, and there are no noticeable insect infestations. Dress will be mostly informal, with an occasional dress or necktie. Some of you music lovers may want to enjoy events at the Spoleto festival in Charleston, happening just before and during the IMS dates. Best wishes, Roy Flannagan