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''Antic Hay'', 1923 | ''Antic Hay'', 1923; | ||
''Point Counter Point'', 1928 | ''Point Counter Point'', 1928; | ||
''Brave New World'', 1932 | ''Brave New World'', 1932; | ||
''Eyeless in Gaza'', 1936 | ''Eyeless in Gaza'', 1936 | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 25 July 2011
Date: 1930, 1936, 1953
Region: Europe North America
Subject: Explicit Sexuality Political/Economic/Social Opinion Religious
Medium: Literature
Artist: Huxley, Aldous (1894-1963)
Confronting Bodies: Boston State, Irish State, National Organization of Decent Literature
Dates of Action: 1930, 1936, 1953
Location: U.S.A., Ireland
Description of Artwork: Antic Hay, 1923; Point Counter Point, 1928; Brave New World, 1932; Eyeless in Gaza, 1936
The Incident: 1930 Boston, MA: Antic Hay banned on grounds of obscenity. 1930 Ireland: Point Counter Point banned on the ground of "offending public morals." 1936 Ireland: Eyeless in Gaza banned.
Results of Incident: 1953 United States: Antic Hay was placed on the list of publications disapproved by the National Organization of Decent Literature. 1953 Ireland: Eyeless in Gaza unbanned by Appeal Board. Point Counter Point and other books still banned.
Source: Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978.
