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Carregando... The trial of Lady Chatterley: Regina v. Penguin Books Limited (1961)de C. H. Rolph (Editor)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Penguin Books were the accused party in this attempted prosecution for publishing an obscene book. A Who's Who of the English literary world stood up to proclaim this book (Lady Chatterley's Lover) a work of great literary merit. The book the subject of these comments was edited extracts from the trial. Comprising opening addresses by counsel; evidence in chief and cross-examination of most of the witnesses; final addresses by counsel; and the trial judge's charge to the jury. There are much better examples of the forensic examination of evidence and witnesses; and there are also better examples of deft use of oratorical skills but it was such an extremely important trial in establishment of personal liberty. It gets its four stars for the importance of the issue presented rather than the literary merit of the document itself. A fascinating summary of the 1960 trial which determined whether or not Penguin Books could proceed with their unexpurgated publication of Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover". The book offers transcripts of the opening and closing speeches of both the prosecuting and defending counsels together witha selection of testimonies from the wide array of expert witnesses. In fact, I found this far more interesting than the novel itself which I am sure would now be long-forgotten if it were not for the notoriety that sprang largely from the trial itself. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company's 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and will hark back to Penguin founder Allen Lane's vision of good books for all'. In 1960, thirty years after D. H. Lawrence's death, Penguin moved to publish his most provocative novel Lady Chatterley's Lover for the first time. What followed was the most significant literary obscenity trial of the twentieth century, as Penguin called upon a string of expert witnesses including E. M. Forster and Sir Allen Lane to triumphantly defend the book's literary merit, in a case that compellingly reflected the changing face of contemporary society. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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