Just Words - Lillian Hellman, Mary Mccarthy, Failure of Public Conversation in

A title that offers a many-faceted examination of Lillian Hellman's infamous suit and explores what it tells us about tensions between privacy and self-expression, freedom and restraint in public language, and what can and cannot be said in public in America.

About the author

Alan Ackerman is associate professor of English, University of Toronto, where he specializes in modern drama and American literature.

Summary

A title that offers a many-faceted examination of Lillian Hellman's infamous suit and explores what it tells us about tensions between privacy and self-expression, freedom and restraint in public language, and what can and cannot be said in public in America.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Ackerman, Alan L. Ackerman, Ackerman Alan
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2013
• EAN: 9780300191967
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19196-7
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, English, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Human rights, civil rights, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech, Literary studies: plays and playwrights