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THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
GRADUATE COLLEGE
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IN MILTON'S ENGLISH POEMS
A THESIS
SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
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Norman, Oklahoma
1951
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THE SOLILOQUY
IN MILTON'S ENGLISH POEMS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Because expression of gratitude is customary in a preface of
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this kind, what is said is often regarded as merely a formality through
which one is expected to go. It is not, however, from a sense of duty
that I write, but from a desire to express my genuine appreciation to
all of those to whom I owe more than I could possibly repay. I am glad
to have this opportunity to write what I feel, because saying these
things is sometimes difficult.
Perhaps my first debt is to the University as a whole, for,
having been bom in Norman, I have always felt its influence; and,
after receiving three degrees from the institution, I am sensible that
much of what I have learned for use in daily life or in profession is
! due to the associations I have had with men and women of fine minds on
its staff.
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I the Department of English for the truly exceptional instruction which
! it offers. To enumerate all of the teachers whose classes I have en
joyed would be impractical here; but my thanks go to all.
| Writing a thesis is not an unmixed pleasure. Barring footnotes,
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department I have spent many enjoyable hours studying Latin, has given
me helpful suggestions, including much advice on Greek, with which I
am unfamiliar. Doctor Tongue, who guided me through most of my work in
Latin, and whose absence from Norman during the summer prevented his
| serving on my committee, has been most generous of his time in reading
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the first chapter and giving me useful ideas. Doctor Marshburn, a life
long friend, directed my master's thesis, and it has been especially
pleasant to find him again on my committee, for his kindness and his
favorable comments are unfailingly encouraging. To Doctor Pritchard,
who wrote his dissertation on Milton and whose knowledge of the classics
has been invaluable, I am indebted for the many pertinent criticisms
and suggestions he has offered, particularly since he has taken time
to read the thesis while he is himself engaged in work on a book on
American literary criticism. To the chairmen of my committee, Doctor
Raines and Doctor Svendsen, it is almost impossible to give the full
credit due them. Their contributions, both in building morale and in
aiding materially in suggestions for the paper, have been innumerable.
Doctor Raines, whose lectures in the classroom have a brilliance which
is breath-taking to his students, has shown equal breadth of knowledge
in his reading of my paper, offering valuable suggestions not only on
Milton but also on Greek, Latin, and Elizabethan literature. Doctor
Svendsen, whose work on Milton has made him nationally known as an
authority, suggested to me the subject on which I have written, a
j subject which he originally intended to use himself; and I hope that
the results have not been too disappointing to him. In add out. of
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the classroom, he combines thorough scholarship on Milton and the
Renaissance with a stimulating wit— 'and basic kindness— which are the
delight of hip students. Of all of these qualities and his keen mind
I have been made doubly conscious in my work on this dissertation. The
humor and understanding of both have smoothed out many situations which
might have been unpleasant, and their mutual distaste for red tape has
saved me many unnecessary but impending annoyances. Indeed, I feel
that I could not have been more fortunate in the choice of men on my
committee, both personally and academically.
There are many others to whom I feel deeply grateful. To the
Fiftieth Anniversary Fellowship committee of Delta Delta Delta, a fra
ternity whose membership has enriched me in friendship and in experience
in democratic living, I wish to express my thanks for awarding me its
fellowship for 1949-1950, a grant which made possible my working on
this degree without feeling it necessary to earn money at the same time.
I should like to mention also Dr. John V. Raley, president of Oklahoma
Baptist University, who generously offered me a leave of absence when
I told him. of my decision to continue graduate work. My thanks go, too,
to Miss Alberta McCann of the graduate office, who has spent much time
patiently explaining to me the requirements which I had to fulfill.
Though the list is long and could be extended much further, my
indebtedness to those mentioned in this section is no less great. If
what has been said sourkLs like a Restoration dedication to a nobleman,
it was not so meant. The convictions are no less sincere because my
obligations are many. Nor do I mean to leave the impression which so
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