“Show! Hide! Show!”: High Modernism and the Lure of the Obscene

Within the canon of postwar “high” modernism, the question of the obscene is often framed in terms of the artistic freedom to talk about sexuality and the body, and the status of indecency with literary works. However, this narrow focus only deals with the more visible facet of a broader tension, wh...

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Main Author: Olivier Hercend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 2020-10-01
Series:Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/27796