The Hand of the Law: Lawrence and Censorship
There is no such thing as moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lawrence is one of the writers who has suffered most under the heavy hand of censorship. It is beyond comprehension that he could have had the strength of mind to co...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Language: | Anglais |
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Études Lawrenciennes
2014
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| Online Access: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | There is no such thing as moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lawrence is one of the writers who has suffered most under the heavy hand of censorship. It is beyond comprehension that he could have had the strength of mind to continue writing after the suppression of The Rainbow. Most readers of the novel would agree that there is neither a single obscene word nor a shred of pornography in the novel. Yet it was banned and... |
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