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Areopagitica : A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milton, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Books.
- Copyright law.
- Freedom of the press--Early works to 1800.
- Freedom of the press--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Freedom of the press--Great Britain.
- Freedom of the press.
- Local Subjects:
- Books.
- Copyright law.
- Freedom of the press--Early works to 1800.
- Freedom of the press--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Freedom of the press--Great Britain.
- Freedom of the press.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (79 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland : The Floating Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- Areopagitica: A speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England is John Milton's famous tract against censorship. Published in 1644, Areopagitica is named after a speech by Isocrates, a fifth century BC Athenian orator. The work is counted as one of the most influential and inspired defenses of the right to freedom of expression in history. It is also a personal issue for Milton who was submitted to censorship himself when he tried to publish...
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-77556-703-6
- OCLC:
- 536214811
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