Milton's Areopagitica

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:addressed gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:analyzes the relationship between truth and falsehood
gptkbp:argued_on pre-publication censorship
gptkbp:author gptkb:John_Milton
gptkbp:contains historical references
gptkbp:defending_champion unlicensed printing
gptkbp:discusses the role of the press
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Milton's Areopagitica
gptkbp:impact influenced modern concepts of free speech
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:inspired subsequent free speech movements
gptkbp:is_available_in digital formats
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal cases regarding free speech
gptkbp:is_considered a foundational text in free speech advocacy
gptkbp:is_considered_by scholars as a key text
gptkbp:is_criticized_for censors
gptkbp:is_part_of the English literary canon
gptkbp:is_referenced_in academic discussions on censorship
gptkbp:is_studied_in literature courses
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length approximately 100 pages
gptkbp:main_theme freedom of speech
gptkbp:notable_quote “ Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
gptkbp:part_of Milton's larger body of work
gptkbp:published 1644
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:John_Rothwell
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:London
gptkbp:structure prose
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:written_in early modern English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commonwealth_of_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5