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Thomas, Donald – 1969
Literary censorship in England from the introduction of printing in 1476 to the present is the subject of this book. Topics discussed include (1) the development of prepublication censorship from 1476 to 1695; (2) political censorship generated by fear of enemies at home and abroad: 1695-1760; (3) religious and political censorship in the early…
Descriptors: Censorship, Eighteenth Century Literature, Freedom of Speech, Literary History
Perrin, Noel – 1969
This history of expurgation of English and American literature from 1724 until the 1960's focuses on the influence of changing taste upon literature, especially the changing standards of what constitutes decency. Discussed are (1) expurgations of literary works in the 18th century and the causes of bowdlerism; (2) Dr. Bowdler, his sister (the true…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Censorship, Dictionaries, Eighteenth Century Literature
Weintraub, Stanley, Ed. – 1967
The selections in this collection pertain to the predicaments faced by the biographer who must discover what he believes is the truth and then use this material to create a work of compelling interest. Arnold L. Fein, J. H. Plumb, and Hesketh Pearson present observations on the biographer's dilemma: the difficulty of determining the borderline…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Characterization, Eighteenth Century Literature
Townsend, John Rowe – 1965
Children's prose literature in Britain is surveyed from the 17th century to the present. The main stream of this development is exemplified by an examination of the lives and works of such authors as (1) John Newbery, whose books for children include "Goody Two-Shoes" (1766), (2) Mrs. Sherwood, whose didactic books contain a moral lesson in every…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Didacticism
