Unclean lips :: obscenity, Jews, and American culture /

Jews have played an integral role in the history of obscenity in America. For most of the 20th century, Jewish entrepreneurs and editors led the charge against obscenity laws. Jewish lawyers battled literary censorship even when their non-Jewish counterparts refused to do so, and they won court deci...

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1. Verfasser: Lambert, Joshua N.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history.
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Zusammenfassung:Jews have played an integral role in the history of obscenity in America. For most of the 20th century, Jewish entrepreneurs and editors led the charge against obscenity laws. Jewish lawyers battled literary censorship even when their non-Jewish counterparts refused to do so, and they won court decisions in favor of texts including Ulysses, Howl, Lady Chatterley's Lover, and Tropic of Cancer. Jewish literary critics have provided some of the most influential courtroom testimony on behalf of freedom of expression. The anti-Semitic stereotype of the lascivious Jew has made many historians hesitant to draw a direct link between Jewishness and obscenity. In this book, the author addresses the Jewishness of participants in obscenity controversies in the U.S. directly, exploring the transformative roles played by a host of neglected figures in the development of modern and postmodern American culture.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479851584
1479851582

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