Literary Obscenities - U.S. Case Law and Naturalism after Modernism

Examines U.S. obscenity trials in the early twentieth century and how they framed a wide-ranging debate about the printed word's power to deprave, offend, and shape behavior.

About the author

Erik M. Bachman is Lecturer of Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz and coeditor of the Lukács Library at Brill.

Summary

Examines U.S. obscenity trials in the early twentieth century and how they framed a wide-ranging debate about the printed word’s power to deprave, offend, and shape behavior.

Product details

• Authors: Erik M. Bachman, Erik M. (Lecturer) Bachman
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2018
• EAN: 9780271080055
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08005-5
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 241 mm x 241 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Refiguring Modernism; Refiguring Modernism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; USA, English, 20th Century, LAW / Media & the Law, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, History of the Americas, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Ethical issues and debates, Ethical Issues: Pornography & Obscenity, Criminal law: offences against the person, Offences against the person, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General