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  • Morals Versus Art

    Enriched edition. The Battle of Morals and Art: A Literary Controversy in the Victorian Era

    In "Morals Versus Art," Anthony Comstock navigates the intricate interplay between morality and artistic expression, asserting that aesthetic pursuits often clash with societal values. Comstock's literary style is characterized by a vigorous polemical approach, blending incisive critique with rich rhetorical flourishes. Rooted in the late 19th-century cultural context, the book exemplifies the ... Leer más

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  • Censored Angel: Anthony Comstock's Nemesis

    Forgotten Women, #2

    Series Libro 2 - Forgotten Women
    She will not be silenced!Brilliant, corseted, and haunted by spirits from the Borderlands, Ida Craddock, the only surviving daughter of a well-to-do Philadelphia, Quaker patent medicine purveyor and the serving girl he married, is outraged by unmarried women's lack of knowledge about what happens in the marriage bed.Turning her back on the tight constrictions of Victorian society, Ida strikes out ... Leer más

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  • Lust on Trial

    Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock

    de Amy Werbel ...
    Anthony Comstock was America’s first professional censor. From 1873 to 1915, as Secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, Comstock led a crusade against lasciviousness, salaciousness, and obscenity that resulted in the confiscation and incineration of more than three million pictures, postcards, and books he judged to be obscene. But as Amy Werbel shows in this rich cultural ... Leer más

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  • Morals Versus Art

    Enriched edition.

    In "Morals Versus Art," Anthony Comstock embarks on a provocative exploration of the complicated interplay between artistic expression and moral accountability. Written at the turn of the 20th century, the work is characterized by a polemical style that fuses detailed analysis with passionate rhetoric, reflecting the social tensions of the Progressive Era. Comstock delves into various forms of art ... Leer más

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  • Imperiled Innocents

    Anthony Comstock and Family Reproduction in Victorian America

    Series series Princeton Studies in American Politics
    Moral reform movements claiming to protect children began to emerge in the United States over a century ago, most notably when Anthony Comstock and his supporters crusaded to restrict the circulation of contraception, information on the sexual rights of women, and "obscene" art and literature. Much of their rhetoric influences debates on issues surrounding children and sexuality today. Drawing on ... Leer más

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  • Lust on Trial

    Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock

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    Anthony Comstock was America’s first professional censor. From 1873 to 1915, as Secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, Comstock led a crusade against lasciviousness, salaciousness, and obscenity that resulted in the confiscation and incineration of more than three million pictures, postcards, and books he judged to be obscene. But as Amy Werbel shows in this rich cultural ... Leer más

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    Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow

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  • Leadership Lessons of Abraham Lincoln

    Strategies, Advice, and Words of Wisdom on Leadership, Responsibility, and Power

    What is it about Abraham Lincoln that, 146 years after his death, continues to inspire us? Was it his commitment to honesty and his unfailing integrity? Was it his courage to stand up against the injustices of his day? Was it his ability to lead the American people through the perils of war and unify the country through the conviction of his ideals?In Leadership Lessons of Abraham Lincoln, the ... Leer más

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  • Mightier than the Sword

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