As poet, statesman, and pamphleteer, John Milton remains one of the singular champions of liberty in the annals of history. Even in his mediations on theology Milton strove to demonstrate that liberty -- of conscience -- is one of the inviolable rights of free peoples. He published several revolutionary manifestos, two works defending regicide, and of course the famous Areopagitica, or defense of freedom of expression and the press against censorship. John Alvis has collected into a superb one-volume edition all of Milton's political writings of enduring importance. These include the entirety of Areopagitica, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, A Defence of the People of England, The Second Defence of the People of England, The Readie and Easie Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth, and Mr. John Milton's Character of the Long Parliament. John Milton (1608-1674) was the author also of Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained and served as Latin secretary to Oliver Cromwell during the Commonwealth.
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John Alvis is Professor of English at the University of Dallas and the Institute for Philosophic Studies.
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Better than the Cambridge Edition of Milton's Political Works
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Liberty Fund has put together the best edition of John Milton's political works. It has a good binding, fine-looking text, and includes several selections not included in the Cambridge edition, most notably "Areopagitica." While Milton is best known for his epic poetry, he was also an insightful commentator on politics and religious issues, especially religious toleration. As a sincerely religious defender of toleration, he (along with others such as the Baptists, Roger Williams, William Penn, and John Locke) helped bring about religious freedom in the western world. Reading Milton is essential for a full understanding of English political theory. Having said all this, he is not an easy read for non-scholars, not least because of his strange 17th Century English, so expect an intellectual challenge.
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