On This Day – 23 November 1644
Areopagitica; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England is a 1644 prose polemical* tract by the English poet, scholar, and polemical author John Milton opposing licensing and censorship. Areopagitica is among history’s most influential and impassioned philosophical defences of the principle of a right to freedom of speech and expression. It is regarded as one of the most eloquent defences of press freedom ever written – and as one of the most influential, because many of its expressed principles have formed the basis for modern justifications.
* A polemic is a contentious argument that is intended to support a specific position via attacks on a contrary position. Polemics are mostly seen in arguments about controversial topics. The practice of such argumentation is called polemics. The word is derived from Greek (polemikos), meaning “warlike, hostile”, from (polemos), meaning “war”.
November 23, 2016 at 7:59 am
was a totally critical moment
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November 28, 2016 at 12:42 am
Fantastic moment. Remind me what you wanted me to write about on Mycenaean history / the Dendra panoply. Sorry – has been hideous of late!
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December 6, 2016 at 9:09 pm
Hi Simon,
Sorry for the late response, it’s a busy time of year. I am happy for you to write anything that would interest you I’d love to read more about your explorations of the sites and any photos you are willing to share would be great. If it’s ok with you I will have my newly appointed editor send you a welcome email, and set you up as a contributor to the site, the email will explain how we do things.
all the best,
Maxx
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December 13, 2016 at 7:20 pm
do you have my email ok?
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