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Areopagitica; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England is a 1644 prose polemic by the English poet, scholar, and polemical author John Milton opposing licensing.
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For this is not the liberty which wee can hope, that no grievance ever should arise in the Commonwealth, that let no man in this World expect; but when complaints are freely heard, deeply consider'd and speedily reform'd, then is the utmost bound of civill liberty attain'd, that wise men looke for.
Areopagitica, pamphlet by John Milton, published in 1644 to protest an order issued by Parliament the previous year requiring government approval and licensing of all published books. Four earlier pamphlets by the author concerning divorce had met with official disfavour and suppressive measures.
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Jan 21, 2006 · Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England Credits: Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger Language: English: LoC Class: K: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: LoC Class: Z: Bibliography, Library science: Subject: Freedom of the press -- Early works to 1800 Category: Text ...
- Milton, John, 1608-1674
- English
- Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger
Learn about the context, purpose and arguments of Milton's Areopagitica, a pamphlet that defends freedom of speech and press against the Licensing Order of 1643. Explore the classical and biblical allusions, the parallel with Paul's speech in Athens, and the contrast with Catholic Spain.
T R A D I T I O N. Fittingly, the most imaginative and densely suggestive of the classic arguments for free speech was written by a poet. Had his career un-folded as he wished, John Milton would never have produced his re-nowned Areopagitica of 1644.
