Banned in Berlin : literary censorship in imperial Germany, 1871-1918
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Banned in Berlin : literary censorship in imperial Germany, 1871-1918
（Monographs in German history, v. 25）
Berghahn Books, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
"First paperback edition published in 2012" -- T.p. verso
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Description
Imperial Germany's governing elite frequently sought to censor literature that threatened established political, social, religious, and moral norms in the name of public peace, order, and security. It claimed and exercised a prerogative to intervene in literary life that was broader than that of its Western neighbors, but still not broad enough to prevent the literary community from challenging and subverting many of the social norms the state was most determined to defend. This study is the first systematic analysis in any language of state censorship of literature and theater in imperial Germany (1871-1918). To assess the role that formal state controls played in German literary and political life during this period, it examines the intent, function, contested legal basis, institutions, and everyday operations of literary censorship as well as its effectiveness and its impact on authors, publishers, and theater directors.
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
List of tables and figures
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations used in notes
Introduction: Censorship, society, and literary life in imperial Germany
Chapter 1. The law
Chapter 2. The censors
Chapter 3. Defending the political order
Chapter 4. Defending the social order
Chapter 5. Defending the religious order
Chapter 6. Defending the moral order
Chapter 7. The censored: Authors' responses to censorship
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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