Obscene Modernism

by Rachel Potter

Modernism (literature)Law and literatureObscenity (Law)HistoryCensorshipPornographyLaw and legislationIntellectual freedom

This text analyses the censorship of literature for obscenity in the period 1900-1940. It considers why writers were so interested in writing about obscenity as well as attempts by lawyers, writers and publishers to define literature as a special area of free speech.

For young readers

Book data: Open Library