Milton's impassioned speech against government licensing of books and for the freedom of the press. A foundational defense of free expression.
Books mentioned in Areopagitica (1)
History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) by Livy: “And for matters of state, the story of Titus Livius, though it extolled that part which Pompey held, was not therefore suppressed by Octavius Caesar of the other faction.”
Books that mention Areopagitica (3)
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller: “in English literature studied critically Milton's poems and "Areopagitica."”
Babel Tower by A. S. Byatt: “'I would quote John Milton's Areopagitica: "I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue..."'”
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry: “could range from something unpronounceable like Areopagitica by John Milton to The Illustrated Weekly of India.”