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Literature and the Law in South Africa, 1910–2010

- The Long Walk to Artistic Freedom

About Literature and the Law in South Africa, 1910–2010

On the basis of institutional and poetological analyses of legal trials concerning literature held in South Africa during the period 1910-2010, this study describes how the battles fought in and around the courts between literary, judicial, and executive elites eventually led to a constitutional exceptio artis (artistic freedom) for literature.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781683930150
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 242
  • Published:
  • December 28, 2017
  • Dimensions:
  • 237x162x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 516 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 18, 2024

Description of Literature and the Law in South Africa, 1910–2010

On the basis of institutional and poetological analyses of legal trials concerning literature held in South Africa during the period 1910-2010, this study describes how the battles fought in and around the courts between literary, judicial, and executive elites eventually led to a constitutional exceptio artis (artistic freedom) for literature.

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