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The Muzzled Muse [[electronic resource] ] : Literature and censorship in South Africa



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Autore: Lange Margreet de Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Muzzled Muse [[electronic resource] ] : Literature and censorship in South Africa Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1997
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
Disciplina: 809/.8968
Soggetto topico: Afrikaans literature -- History and criticism
Censorship -- South Africa
Comparative literature -- Afrikaans and English
Comparative literature -- English and Afrikaans
Comparative literature
South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century
South African literature (English) -- Black authors -- History and criticism
South African literature (English) -- White authors -- History and criticism
Comparative literature - History and criticism - Black authors - South Africa
South African literature (English) - History and criticism - White authors
South African literature (English) - History and criticism
Afrikaans literature - English and Afrikaans
Comparative literature - Afrikaans and English
Censorship
Literature - General
Languages & Literatures
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: THE MUZZLED MUSE; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. South Africa and Censorship; Chapter 2. The Application of the Publications Act; Chapter 3 Censorship and Afrikaans Literature; Chapter 4. Afrikaans Authors and Censorship; Chapter 5. Censorship and White English Literature; Chapter 6. English Authors and Censorship; Chapter 7. Censorship and Black Literature in English; Chapter 8. Black Authors and Censorship; Chapter 9. Censorship in a Democratic South Africa; Conclusion; References; Index
The Series UTRECHT PUBLICATIONS IN GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Sommario/riassunto: "The long history of censorship is a parallel and equally powerful history of literature. Censors bear witness to the power of the word even more forcefully than the writers and the readers they consider dangerous." (Index on Censorship 6/1996)A critical assessment of literature produced under censorship needs to take into account that the stategies of the censors are answered by strategies of the writers and the readers. To recognize self-censoring strategies in writing, it is necessary to know the specific restrictions of the censorship regime in question. In South Africa under
Titolo autorizzato: The Muzzled Muse  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-16234-9
9786612162343
90-272-9800-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910454690303321
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Serie: Utrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature