A mass of obscenity?: the prosecution and banning of D.H. Lawrence’s The Rainbow

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When:
November 24, 2015 @ 1:15 pm – 1:55 pm
2015-11-24T13:15:00+00:00
2015-11-24T13:55:00+00:00
Where:
Darwin Lecture Theatre
Malet St
London WC1E
UK
Cost:
Free
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Lunch Hour Lectures UCL
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Literature

The Rainbow is recognised as one of the major works of British modernism. However, following its initial publication in 1915, the novel was judged obscene and banned in the UK. Dr Hugh Stevens explores the reasons behind its banning and the disastrous consequences for its author.