FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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“Paradise Lost”
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“Samson Agonistes”
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“Areopagitica”
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“Paradise Regained”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unless morally bad books were printed, readers would be denied the benefit of learning how to discern moral falsity through the vicarious experience of it in reading. Third, he argued that prepublication censorship is an ineffective means of achieving the goal of protecting public morality and religion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Milton’s main argument in Areopagitica is based heavily on classical notions of Freedom, those put forth in Ancient Greece and Rome. He argues that if a text is to be rejected, it must first be meticulously examined before being refuted with good reason based in fact.
Detailed explanation-3: -The heart of Milton’s argument is the idea that no book should have to be approved before it can be printed. Milton wasn’t against all censorship, but he didn’t feel that books should need government pre-approval. To this end, he uses references to both the bible and ancient Greece and Rome to support his position.
Detailed explanation-4: -Areopagitica; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England is a 1644 prose polemic by the English poet, scholar, and polemical author John Milton opposing licensing and censorship.