100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0756799651
- ISBN-13
- 9780756799656
- Pages
- 420
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-02-01
- Authors
- Dawn B. Sova, Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret Bald
Description
Throughout history, books have been banned that challenged assumptions or questioned the authority of gov'ts. Even today, attempts by school boards, local gov'ts., & religious fanatics continue to restrict our freedom to read. This vol. is divided into 4 sections, each covering 25 books suppressed on: (1) political grounds, such as Animal Farm, Dr. Zhivago, The Grapes of Wrath, & Uncle Tom's Cabin; (2) religious grounds, such as The Bible, The Koran, The Talmud, & The Last Temptation of Christ; (3) sexual grounds, such as Madame Bovary, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Ulysses, & Lolita; & (4) social grounds, such as The Canterbury Tales, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Black Like Me, & Fahrenheit 451. Summary & history of each work.
