Sex, Literature and Censorship

by Jonathan Dollimore

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Those who love and live by art, tell us that it is the most exalted expression of civilized life. In this provocative new book Jonathan Dollimore argues that, far from confirming humane values, literature more often than not violates them.

He begins with a polemical and witty attack on the spurious radicalism of some fashionable academic theories about desire and sexual dissidence. Dollimore then examines the ways in which the media, literary...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0745627641

ISBN13:9780745627649

Release Date:August 2001

Publisher:Polity Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Bisexuality Censorship Criticism & Theory English Literature Gay & Lesbian Gay & Lesbian Studies History History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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