The censorship effect : Baudelaire, Flaubert, and the formation of French modernism / William Olmsted.

Author: Olmsted, William, author.

Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Descriptionviii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Note:Introduction, "hypocritical readers: Baudelaire, Flaubert and the censors" -- "The waltz of censorship" -- "Flaubert's foresight" -- "Baudelaire's precautions" -- "Pornograms" -- "Second thoughts" -- Conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-219) and index.

Note:"The Censorship Effect revises Pierre Bourdieu's famous claim that modernism began with a "conquest of autonomy" on the parts of Baudelaire and Flaubert, arguing that the stylistic features that prompted the criminal indictment of Madame Bovary and Les Fleurs du Mal were the products of an intense struggle and negotiation with a culture of censorship" -- Provided by publisher.

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