Author : John Milton
Release : 2016-11-16
Genre : Philosophy
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Areopagitica and Other Prose Works - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Areopagitica and Other Prose Works write by John Milton. This book was released on 2016-11-16. Areopagitica and Other Prose Works available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An uncompromising defender of liberty as well as a sublime poet, John Milton published the "Areopagitica" in 1644, at the height of the English Civil War. The impetus arose from Parliament's Licensing Order, which censored all printed materials and ultimately led to arrests, book burnings, and other authoritarian abuses. Milton's polemic, strengthened by biblical and classical allusions, remains enduringly significant and ranks among the world's most eloquent defenses of the right to free speech. In addition to the "Areopagitica," this collection of Milton's most significant prose works includes "Of Education," a tract on educational reform; "Meditation Upon Divine Justice and The Death of King Charles the First," a rationale for the overthrow of the monarchy; "The Doctrine and Disciple of Divorce," in which the author urges the enactment of a virtually unheard-of reform allowing divorce for incompatibility and the right of remarriage; and "Autobiographical Extracts," featuring highlights from Milton's memoirs.