"Tropic of Cancer" and the Censors: A Case Study and Bibliographic Guide to the Literature.

Kincaid, Larry; Koger, Grove

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Publication Date: 1997

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"Tropic of Cancer" and the Censors: A Case Study and Bibliographic Guide to the Literature.

Kincaid, Larry; Koger, Grove

RSR: Reference Services Review, v25 n1 p31-38,46 1997

Traces the history of Henry Miller's novel "Tropic of Cancer"--censored in England and America for being too obscene--from its inception in 1932 to its vindication by the United States judicial system 30 years later. Also includes an annotated bibliography of related literature. (AEF)

Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Censorship, Foreign Countries, Literary History, Literature, Novels, Obscenity, Pornography, Publications

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United States

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