Lady Chatterley's Lover
Recommended by Anthony Julius, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #14 in Adultery, Ranked #36 in 1920S — see more rankings.
Lawrence's frank portrayal of an extramarital affair and the explicit sexual explorations of it's central characters caused this controversial book, now considered a masterpiece, to be banned as pornography until 1960. less
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Anthony Julius Of course, this book was also the object of censoring attention, culminating in a couple of trials (one in the States and one in Britain). But it’s also itself about the violation of norms – in this case, the violation of the marriage contract and the norm of monogamous living. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Lady Chatterley's Lover is ranked in the following categories:
- #89 in Censorship
- #81 in Controversial
- #82 in Infidelity
- #55 in Modernism
- #78 in Modernist
- #87 in Penguin Classics
- #58 in Sex
- #65 in Sexuality
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