Sources of Journalism Theory. Milton’s Areopagitica in Bulgaria

Martin Osikovski ()
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Martin Osikovski: University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Nauchni trudove, 2013, issue 3, 237-263

Abstract: Literary and journalism historians traditionally consider John Milton’s famous Areopagitica to be the first systematic defense of the liberty of the press. The Bulgarian reception of this important text is, however, only very scarce. This paper discusses the episodic contributions of Bulgarian scholars in this regard – starting from 1921, when a local political newspaper published the first Bulgarian translation of a minor section of Areopagitica, and ending with some contemporary studies of history and theory of journalism. As an appendix, the text offers a commented Bulgarian translation of a longer section of Areopagitica in which Milton examined in detail the historical evolution of licensed printing.

Keywords: Milton; Areopagitica; liberty of press; freedom of speech; censorship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L38 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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