Areopagitica and of Education : With Autobiographical Passages from Other Prose Works

by Milton, John; Sabine, George H.

• ISBN13: 9780882950570
• ISBN10: 0882950576
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1951-01-15
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

In one volume. The classic defense of intellectual liberty and the freedom to publish, and Milton's plan for training rulers to be fit to govern. Also includes three autobiographical passages from other prose works. Edited by George H. Sabine, who provides a short introduction, this edition also contains a list of principal dates in the life of Milton and a bibliography.

Author Biography

John Milton was an English writer of poetry and prose during times of war, religious change and political upheaval in England. He is reknowned for his epic poem Paradise Lost. A940

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Principal Dates in Milton's Life xi

Areopagitica 1

Of Education 57

Autobiographical Passages 73

From The Reason of Church-Government Urges against Prelaty 73

From An Apology against a Pamphlet Called a Modest Confutation of the Animadversions upon the Remonstrant against Smectymnuus 83

From The Second defense of the People of England 93

Bibliography 109