Literature and the Law in South Africa, 1910-2010 : the Long Walk to Artistic Freedom.

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On the basis of institutional and poetological analyses of legal trials concerning literature held in South Africa during the period 1910-2010, this study describes how the battles fought in and around the courts between literary, judicial, and executive elites eventually led to a constitutional exc...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Laros, Ted
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Blue Ridge Summit : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2017.
Series:Law, Culture, and the Humanities Series.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Censorship > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Obscenity (Law) > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Sedition > Law and legislation > South Africa > History > 20th century.
South African literature > Censorship > History > 20th century.
Littérature sud-africaine > Censure > Histoire > 20e siècle.
History: Africa > General.
Literary Criticism: African.
Censorship
Obscenity (Law)
Sedition > Law and legislation
South Africa
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments ; List of Abbreviations ; Introduction: Literature in Law ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Part I: Legal Groundwork, 1910-55 ; Chapter One: Preparing the Ground for Autonomization ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Part II: Hesitant Legal Recognition, 1955-75 ; Chapter Two: The 1965 Trials: Wilbur Smith's <span style="font-style:italic;">When the Lion Feeds andCan Themba's "The Fugitives" ; Chapter Three: The 1974 Trial of André Brink's <span style="font-style:italic;">Kennis van die Aand ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Part III: Despite Rollback Efforts, Ongoing Recognition, 1975-80 ; Chapter Four: The 1978 Case of Etienne Leroux's <span style="font-style:italic;">Magersfontein, O Magersfontein! ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Part IV: Decisive Legal Recognition, 1980-2010 ; Chapter Five: (The Road to) Constitutional Autonomy ; Chapter Six: Conclusion ; Works Cited ; Index

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