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Book censorship is the removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic, or educational material on the grounds that it is objectionable according to the standards applied by the censor. [ 1] The first instance of book censorship in what is now known as the United States, took place in 1637 in modern-day Quincy ...
Plays. (1953) The Flying Machine: A One-Act Play for Three Men. (1963) The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics. (1965) A Device Out of Time: A One-Act Play. (1966) The Day It Rained Forever: A Comedy in One Act. (1966) The Pedestrian: A Fantasy in One Act. (1972) Leviathan '99: A Drama for the Stage. (1972) The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit and Other ...
Genres are categories into which kinds of literary material are organized. The genres Aristotle discusses include the epic, the tragedy, the comedy, dithyrambic poetry, and phallic songs. Genres are often divided into complex sub-categories. For example, the novel is a large genre of narrative fiction; within the category of the novel, the ...
Freedom of speech by country. Internet censorship and surveillance by country. v. t. e. In the United Kingdom censorship has been applied to various forms of expression such as the media, cinema, entertainment venues, literature, theatre and criticism of the monarchy. While there is no general right to free speech in the UK, [ 1] British ...
There's no doubt how valuable service dogs are to the owners who rely on them. They show their furry friends lots of love and care, and in return, their dogs perform life-changing skills that ...
Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.
Bullough argues that prostitution in 18th-century Britain was a convenience to men of all social statuses, and an economic necessity for many poor women, and was tolerated by society. Nevertheless, a ban on brothel-keeping was included in the Disorderly Houses Act 1751 as part of legislation against public nuisance. Towards the end of the ...
Original literature continues to be promoted by institutions such as the Eisteddfod in Wales and the Welsh Books Council. The Royal Society of Edinburgh includes literature within its sphere of activity. Literature Wales is the Welsh national literature promotion agency and society of writers, [173] which administers the Wales Book of the Year ...