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Milton Alive at 400: Samson Agonistes and Religious Violence

February 26 at 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
College Gallery
English Lecture

A Two-Day Symposium Co-Hosted by the University of Miami and FIU

Based on the Biblical story in Judges, the English poet John Milton's closet drama Samson Agonistes raises fascinating and complex questions about religion. politics and violence. As part of the continuing worldwide celebrations of the quadricentennary of Milton's birth, this symposium uses Samson as a spring board for discussions of religion and violence in the modern world.

For further information, please visit the symposium's website at milton400.fiu.edu