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Episode 2

The Essay John Milton, the Essayist

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Sharon Achinstein, who is editing Milton's tracts on divorce, unravels his controversial and surprisingly modern views on the subject. In 1644, he was calling for no-fault divorce on grounds of mutual incompatibility - which the law finally allowed in 1977.

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Tue 9 Dec 200823:00

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