Areopagitica and Other Political Writings of John Milton / Edition 1

by John Milton

Overview

John Milton published several revolutionary manifestos, two works defending regicide, and of course the famous Areopagitica, or defense of freedom of expression and the press against censorship. John Alvis has collected into a superb one-volume edition all of Milton’s political writings of enduring importance.

John Alvis is Professor of English and Director of the American Studies Program at the Universityof Dallas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865971974
Publisher:	Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/01/1999
Pages:	472
Sales rank:	965,747
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

As a young student, John Milton (1608-1674) dreamed of bringing the poetic elocution of Homer and Virgil to the English language. Milton realized this dream with his graceful, sonorous Paradise Lost, now considered the most influential epic poem in English literature. In sublime poetry of extraordinary beauty, Paradise Lost has inspired generations of artists and their works, ranging from the Romantic poets to the books of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD: MILTON’S POLITICAL WRITINGS ix
A NOTE ON THE TEXT xix AREOPAGITICA 2
THE TENURE OF KINGS AND MAGISTRATES 52
DEFENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND 98
SECOND DEFENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND 314
THE READIE AND EASIE WAY TO ESTABLISH A FREE COMMONWEALTH 414
MR. JOHN MILTONS CHARACTER OF THE LONG PARLIAMENT 446 INDEX 455