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Areopagitica: A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England

Areopagitica: A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England

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ISBN10: 1794249745
ISBN13: 9781794249745
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 16 2019
Pages: 82
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Areopagitica, in full Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parliament of England, 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.The title of the work derives from Areopagus (Hill of Ares), the name of the site from which the high court of Athens administered its jurisdiction and imposed a general censorship. In a prose style that draws heavily on Greek models, Milton argues that to mandate licensing is to follow the example of the detested papacy. He defends the free circulation of ideas as essential to moral and intellectual development. Furthermore, he asserts, to attempt to preclude falsehood is to underestimate the power of truth. While the immediate objective of the Areopagitica-repeal of licensing-was not obtained for another 50 years, the tract has earned a permanent place in the literature of human rights.

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