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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464366203321

Autore

Milton John

Titolo

Areopagitica [[electronic resource] ] : A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2009

ISBN

1-77556-703-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (79 p.)

Disciplina

165

323.44/5

Soggetti

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

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

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...