Reading the Obscene: Transgressive Editors and the Class Politics of Us Literature

(Part of the Post•45 Series)

by Jordan Carroll and Jordan S. Carroll

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With Reading the Obscene, Jordan Carroll reveals new insights about the editors who fought the most famous anti-censorship battles of the twentieth century. While many critics have interpreted obscenity as a form of populist protest, Reading the Obscene shows that the editors who worked to dismantle censorship often catered to elite audiences composed primarily of white men in the professional-managerial class.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1503629481

ISBN13:9781503629486

Release Date:November 2021

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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