Reading the Obscene: Transgressive Editors and the Class Politics of Us Literature

by Jordan Carroll and Jordan S. Carroll

Book Overview

With Reading the Obscene, Jordan Carroll reveals new insights about the editors who fought the most famous anti-censorship battles of the twentieth century. While many critics have interpreted obscenity as a form of populist protest, Reading the Obscene shows that the editors who worked to dismantle censorship often catered to elite audiences composed primarily of white men in the professional-managerial class.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503629481
• ISBN13: 9781503629486
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"