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Prudes on the prowl : fiction and obscenity in England, 1850 to the present day

This innovative book comprises nine essays from leading scholars which investigate the relationship between fiction, censorship and the legal construction of obscenity in Britain between 1850 and the present day. Each of the chapters focuses on a distinct historical period and each has something new to say about the literary works it spotlights. Overall, the volume fundamentally refreshes our understanding of the way texts had to negotiate the moral and legal minefields of publicreception. The book is original in the historical period it covers, starting in 1850 and bringing debates about fict.

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  • "This publication comprises nine essays from leading scholars which investigate the relationship between fiction, censorship and the legal construction of obscenity in Britain between 1850 and the present day. Each of the chapters focuses on a distinct historical period and each has something new to say about the literary works it spotlights."
  • "This innovative book comprises nine essays from leading scholars which investigate the relationship between fiction, censorship and the legal construction of obscenity in Britain between 1850 and the present day. Each of the chapters focuses on a distinct historical period and each has something new to say about the literary works it spotlights. Overall, the volume fundamentally refreshes our understanding of the way texts had to negotiate the moral and legal minefields of publicreception. The book is original in the historical period it covers, starting in 1850 and bringing debates about fict."@en
  • "This innovative book comprises nine essays from leading scholars which investigate the relationship between fiction, censorship and the legal construction of obscenity in Britain between 1850 and the present day. Each of the chapters focuses on a distinct historical period and each has something new to say about the literary works it spotlights. Overall, the volume fundamentally refreshes our understanding of the way texts had to negotiate the moral and legal minefields of public reception."@en

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  • "Prudes on the prowl fiction and obscenity in England, 1850 to the present day"
  • "Prudes on the prowl : fiction and obscenity in England, 1850 to the present day"@en
  • "Prudes on the prowl : fiction and obscenity in England, 1850 to the present day"
  • "Prudes on the Prowl Fiction and Obscenity in England, 1850 to the Present Day"@en