Areopagitica: A speech of Mr John Milton for the liberty of unlicensed printing to the Parliament of England is a prose tract or polemic by John Milton, published November 23, 1644, at the height of the English Civil War.

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  • Areopagitica: A speech of Mr John Milton for the liberty of unlicensed printing to the Parliament of England is a prose tract or polemic by John Milton, published November 23, 1644, at the height of the English Civil War. Milton's Areopagitica is titled after a speech written by the Athenian orator Isocrates in the 5th century BC. Like Isocrates, Milton had no intention of delivering his speech orally. Instead it was distributed via pamphlet, defying the same publication censorship he argued against. Milton, though a supporter of the Parliament, argued forcefully against the Licensing Order of 1643, noting that such censorship had never been a part of classical Greek and Roman society. The tract is full of biblical and classical references which Milton uses to strengthen his argument. The issue was personal for Milton as he had suffered censorship himself in his efforts to publish several tracts defending divorce . Interestingly, Milton is not completely libertarian in Areopagitica and argues that the status quo ante worked best. According to the previous English law, all books had to have at least a printer's name (and preferably an author's name) inscribed in them. Under that system, Milton argues, if any blasphemous or libelous material is published, those books can still be destroyed after the fact. Areopagitica is among history's most influential and impassioned philosophical defences of the principle of a right to free speech. Some consider Areopagitica worth reading side-by-side with Paradise Lost; a juxtaposition of these texts may yield an intriguing window into Milton's non-conventional theological tendencies. (en)
  • Areopagitica, ou De la liberté de la presse et de la censure, (Aeropagitica, a Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing en anglais) est un discours de John Milton à l’adresse du Parlement de Westminster, publié le 23 novembre 1644. L’auteur, en plein cœur de la première révolution anglaise, y défend la liberté de la presse, supprimée par les parlementaires dans une loi du 14 juin 1643. Il remarque notamment que la censure n’a jamais été une réalité dans la Grèce antique ou dans la République romaine.Le titre fait à la fois référence à l’Aréopage grec, lieu où siégèrent divers tribunaux réels ou mythiques, et à un discours homonyme de l’orateur athénien Isocrate, qui voulait précisément restaurer le Conseil de l’Aréopage. Tout comme Isocrate, Milton n’avait pas l’intention de prononcer son discours à l’oral. Il fut en réalité distribué en version imprimée, sous la forme d’un pamphlet, comme pour mieux tourner en dérision la censure que l’écrit dénonce justement. (fr)
  • L'Areopagitica è un trattato scritto in prosa da John Milton durante la guerra civile inglese e pubblicato il 23 novembre 1644.Il nome dell'opera deriva dall'omonimo discorso che l'ateniese Isocrate scrisse nel V secolo a.C.; anche Milton scrisse il suo libello pensando esplicitamente alla sua pubblicazione, contro la censura allora presente e indicata anche nel titolo completo, che si può tradurre come "Discorso di John Milton al Parlamento inglese a favore della libertà di stampa senza censura". (it)
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  • Areopagitica: A speech of Mr John Milton for the liberty of unlicensed printing to the Parliament of England is a prose tract or polemic by John Milton, published November 23, 1644, at the height of the English Civil War. (en)
  • Areopagitica, ou De la liberté de la presse et de la censure, (Aeropagitica, a Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing en anglais) est un discours de John Milton � l’adresse du Parlement de Westminster, publié le 23 novembre 1644. (fr)
  • L'Areopagitica è un trattato scritto in prosa da John Milton durante la guerra civile inglese e pubblicato il 23 novembre 1644.Il nome dell'opera deriva dall'omonimo discorso che l'ateniese Isocrate scrisse nel V secolo a.C.; anche Milton scrisse il suo libello pensando esplicitamente alla sua pubblicazione, contro la censura allora presente e indicata anche nel titolo completo, che si può tradurre come "Discorso di John Milton al Parlamento inglese a favore della libert� di stampa senza censura". (it)
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  • Areopagitica (fr)
  • Areopagitica (it)
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