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====Date: [[:Category:1930|1930]], [[:Category:1936|1936]], [[:Category:1953|1953]]====
====Date: [[:Category:1930|1930]], [[:Category:1936|1936]], [[:Category:1953|1953]]====


====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] [[:Category:North America|North America]]====
====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]], [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]] [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Religious|Religious]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]], [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]], [[:Category:Religion|Religion]]====


====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]]====
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'''The Incident:'''  
'''The Incident:'''  
1930 Boston, MA: ''Antic Hay'' banned on grounds of obscenity.
Boston, MA, 1930: ''Antic Hay'' banned on grounds of obscenity.
1930 Ireland: ''Point Counter Point'' banned on the ground of "offending public morals."
Ireland, 1930: ''Point Counter Point'' banned on the ground of "offending public morals."
1936 Ireland: ''Eyeless in Gaza'' banned.
Ireland, 1936: ''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.
'''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 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.
'''Source:''' ''Banned Books'' 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978.


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[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Huxley, Aldous (1894-1963)]]
[[Category:Huxley, Aldous (1894-1963)]]


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Latest 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.