A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England

by Donald Thomas

Censorship of the written word has proved a constant source for debate and argument. To cut or not to cut is a question with a long and fascinating history. First published in 1969, A Long Time Burning is an account of the political, religious, and moral censorship of literature, in the context of English literary history. It is principally concerned with the evolution of a modern pattern of censorship between the abolition of licensing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032861835
• ISBN13: 9781032861838
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 556 Pages