- From: Sean B. Palmer <sean@miscoranda.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:54:36 +0000
- To: "John Milton" <swdemon1981@yahoo.com>
- Cc: www-archive <www-archive@w3.org>
When John Milton published the Areopagitica, it was common practice (indeed it had been law) for the printer's name to appear on the works, whereas the authors could hide their radicality behind pseudonyms or anonymity. Milton defied the incipient censorship by turning this on its head: his pamphlet didn't have his printer's name, but instead proudly displayed "AREOPAGITICA; A SPEECH OF M|r|. JOHN MILTON". Your choice of pseudonym is bitterly ironic. Milton wasn't a pussy. Thanks, -- Sean B. Palmer, http://inamidst.com/sbp/
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