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'''The Incident:''' | '''The Incident:''' | ||
Boston, MA, 1930: ''Antic Hay'' banned on grounds of obscenity. | |||
1930 | Ireland, 1930: ''Point Counter Point'' banned on the ground of "offending public morals." | ||
1936 | Ireland, 1936: ''Eyeless in Gaza'' banned. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' | '''Results of Incident:''' United States, 1953: ''Antic Hay'' was placed on the list of publications disapproved by the National Organization of Decent Literature. Ireland, 1953: ''Eyeless in Gaza'' unbanned by Appeal Board. ''Point Counter Point'' and other books still banned. | ||
1953 | |||
'''Source:''' Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978. | '''Source:''' Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978. | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 25 July 2011
Date: 1930, 1936, 1953
Region: Europe, North America
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Religion
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: Boston, MA, 1930: Antic Hay banned on grounds of obscenity. Ireland, 1930: Point Counter Point banned on the ground of "offending public morals." Ireland, 1936: Eyeless in Gaza banned.
Results of Incident: United States, 1953: Antic Hay was placed on the list of publications disapproved by the National Organization of Decent Literature. Ireland, 1953: 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.
