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Autore |
Milton John |
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Titolo |
Areopagitica [[electronic resource] ] : A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England |
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Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (79 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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... |
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