Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds

Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds
Author: Dawn B. Sova
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0816071500
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Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds, Revised Edition discusses writings that have been banned over the centuries because they offended or merely ignored official truths; challenged widely held assumptions; or contained ideas or language unacceptable to a state, religious institution, or private moral watchdog. The entries new to this edition include the Captain Underpants series, We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier, and Jake and Honeybunch Go to Heaven by Margaret Zemach. Also included are updates to the censorship histories of such books as To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men.

Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds

Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds
Author: Dawn B. Sova
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2006
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0816071497
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Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds, Revised Edition examines the issues underlying the suppression of more than 100 works deemed sexually obscene. The entries new to this edition include America by Jon Stewart, Sex by Madonna, The Buffalo Tree by Adam Rapp, and many more. Also included are updates to entries such as Forever by Judy Blume, and more

Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds

Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds
Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 639
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0816071519
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Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Revised Edition profiles the censorship of many such essential works of literature. The entries new to this edition include extensive coverage of the Harry Potter series, which has been frequently banned in the United States on the grounds that it promotes witchcraft, as well as entries on two popular textbook series, The Witches by Roald Dahl, Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran, and more. Also included are updates to such entries as The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie and On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds, Fourth Edition

Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds, Fourth Edition
Author: Dawn Sova
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
Total Pages: 844
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1438149921
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Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds, Fourth Edition discusses the many works that have been banned over the centuries because they offended or merely ignored official truths; challenged widely held assumptions; or contained ideas or language unacceptable to a state, religious institution, or private moral watchdog. Entries include: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank) As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner) Beloved (Toni Morrison) The Color Purple (Alice Walker) Drama (Raina Telgemeier) Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury) The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Howl and Other Poems (Allen Ginsberg) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou) The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey) Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) and more.

Banned Plays

Banned Plays
Author: Dawn B. Sova
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2004
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1438129939
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An alphabetical listing of plays that have been banned throughout history with a short synopsis and reason for banning as well as profiles of the playwrights and other resource material.

100 Banned Books

100 Banned Books
Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2006-02-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756799656
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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.

120 Banned Books

120 Banned Books
Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher: Checkmark
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780816085194
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"From the Bible to The Hate U Give: a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature. Throughout history, nations, peoples, and governments have censored writers and their works on political, religious, sexual, and social grounds. Although the literary merit of the majority of these books has been proven time and time again, censorship efforts are still in place today. From Animal Farm to The Grapes of Wrath, The Koran to The Talmud, Beloved to the Harry Potter series, The Canterbury Tales to Catch-22, this revised edition examines the many struggles these books faced in order to be read"--

One Hundred and Twenty Banned Books

One Hundred and Twenty Banned Books
Author: Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2005
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780816060436
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Presents summary and censorship accounts of books that have been banned throughout history for political, religious, sexual, and social reasons.

Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe
Author: Dawn B. Sova
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1438108427
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Examines the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe including synopses of many of his works, biographies of family and friends, a discussion of Poe's influence on other writers, and places that influenced his writing.