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Censored

A Literary History of Subversion and Control

by Matthew Fellion
Katherine Inglis
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When Henry Vizetelly was imprisoned in 1889 for publishing the novels of Émile Zola in English, the problem was not just Zola's French candour about sex – it was that Vizetelly's books were cheap, and ordinary people could read them. Censored exposes the role that power plays in censorship. In twenty-five chapters focusing on a wide range of texts, including the Bible, slave narratives, modernist classics, comic books, and Chicana/o literature, Matthew Fellion and Katherine Inglis chart the forces that have driven censorship in the United Kingdom and the United States for over six hundred years, from fears of civil unrest and corruptible youth to the oppression of various groups – religious and political dissidents, same-sex lovers, the working class, immigrants, women, racialized people, and those who have been incarcerated or enslaved. The authors also consider the weight of speech, and when restraints might be justified. Rich with illustrations that bring to life the personalities and the books that feature in its stories, Censored takes readers behind the scenes into the courtroom battles, legislative debates, public campaigns, and private exchanges that have shaped the course of literature. A vital reminder that the freedom of speech has always been fragile and never enjoyed equally by all, Censored offers lessons from the past to guard against threats to literature in a new political era.

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    September 5, 2017

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      • ISBN: 9780773551893
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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2017

      Fellion (independent scholar) and Inglis (English literature, Univ. of Edinburgh) have produced a worthwhile, well-researched, and fascinatingly cross-referenced work that brings to light not only great literary facts but also historical contexts in which certain works were produced. For instance, it delves into parts of classic novels that have generated controversy over the years: expressions read as "pornographic" in James Joyce's Ulysses, Archer's act of sodomy in Kate O'Brien's The Land of Spices, claims of antireligion in Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, and big drama over translating the Bible into English. The topics themselves are each worthy of literary attention in art and criticism. But what is most fascinating about the authors' particular approach is the way in which each essay focuses on a single book, its reception (or rejection), and other cultural happenings. Also built into this text are references to how one case or event relates to another, producing a worthy piece of criticism. VERDICT This book employs a thematic literary approach--balancing polemic and sheer learning--that will appeal to readers of the classics as they revel in the exploration of all life's aspects.--Jesse A. Lambertson, Georgetown Univ. Libs.

      Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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