Obscenity trial of Ulysses in The Little Review
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- | The '''obscenity trial over the publication of James Joyce’s ''Ulysses'' in ''The Little Review''''', an American [[literary magazine]], occurred in 1921 and effectively banned publication of [[James Joyce|Joyce's]] novel in the [[United States]]. After ''[[The Little Review]]'' published the "Nausicaa" episode of [[Ulysses (novel)|''Ulysses'']] in the 1920 July–August issue of the magazine, the [[New York Society for the Suppression of Vice]] instigated obscenity charges against ''Little Review'' editors [[Margaret Caroline Anderson]] and [[Jane Heap]]. The editors were found guilty under laws associated with the [[Comstock Act]] of 1873, which made it illegal to circulate materials deemed [[obscene]] in the [[U.S. mail]]. Anderson and Heap incurred a $100 fine, and were forced to cease publishing ''Ulysses'' in ''[[The Little Review]]''. | + | The '''obscenity trial over the publication of James Joyce’s ''Ulysses'' in ''The Little Review''''', an American [[literary magazine]], occurred in 1921 and effectively banned publication of [[James Joyce|Joyce's]] novel in the [[United States]]. After ''[[The Little Review]]'' published the "[[Nausicaa]]" episode of [[Ulysses (novel)|''Ulysses'']] in the 1920 July–August issue of the magazine, the [[New York Society for the Suppression of Vice]] instigated obscenity charges against ''Little Review'' editors [[Margaret Caroline Anderson]] and [[Jane Heap]]. The editors were found guilty under laws associated with the [[Comstock Act]] of 1873, which made it illegal to circulate materials deemed [[obscene]] in the [[U.S. mail]]. Anderson and Heap incurred a $100 fine, and were forced to cease publishing ''Ulysses'' in ''[[The Little Review]]''. |
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The obscenity trial over the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses in The Little Review, an American literary magazine, occurred in 1921 and effectively banned publication of Joyce's novel in the United States. After The Little Review published the "Nausicaa" episode of Ulysses in the 1920 July–August issue of the magazine, the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice instigated obscenity charges against Little Review editors Margaret Caroline Anderson and Jane Heap. The editors were found guilty under laws associated with the Comstock Act of 1873, which made it illegal to circulate materials deemed obscene in the U.S. mail. Anderson and Heap incurred a $100 fine, and were forced to cease publishing Ulysses in The Little Review.