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Areopagitica

by John Milton

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1644
Pages
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Addressing the English Parliament, John Milton argues that requiring official approval before printing harms both learning and public life. His prose appeal treats books as carriers of active thought, capable of preserving a writer's reasoning beyond a single lifetime. He asks lawmakers to reconsider their printing order while maintaining that honest criticism can express loyalty to a government.

The argument moves between public principles and the practical difficulties of writing. Milton describes an author gathering evidence, consulting friends and refining ideas, only to depend on a hurried examiner's permission. Even a useful addition during printing can create delays or leave a book poorer than its writer intended. Classical examples and religious language give the appeal its historical texture.

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John Milton (1608-1674) was an English poet and political thinker, author of Paradise Lost. A defender of liberty and republican government, he is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language.

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First published
1644
Reading time
About 80 minutes
Pages
31
Language
English
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PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Moira Fogarty