The Literary Prestige of Censorship: The Case of Naked Lunch
By tracing the publication history of William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch, this article shows how the gate-keeping mechanism of censorship can facilitate literary prestige. The release of the Grove Press edition of Naked Lunch in 1966 after two obscenity trials marked the end of complete literary censors...
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| Language: | English |
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Ghent University
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Authorship |
| Online Access: | https://www.authorship.ugent.be/article/id/85417/ |