James Joyce and Censorship
Author | : Paul Vanderham |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2016-07-27 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781349137787 |
ISBN-10 | : 1349137782 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Download or read book James Joyce and Censorship written by Paul Vanderham and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Joyce and Censorship is the first book to tell the fascinating story of the trials of Ulysses. Based on extensive archival research, it is also the first study of the trials to analyze their influence on the reception and composition of Ulysses in the context of Joyce's lifelong struggle with the censors, to evaluate their significance as an important turning point in the history of censorship, and to emphasize their relevance to contemporary debates regarding freedom of literary expression.