Latham, Sean, 1971-

The art of scandal : modernism, libel law, and the roman à clef / Sean Latham. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xiii, 202 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Modernist literature & culture . - Modernist literature & culture. .

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-195) and index.

Introduction: fact, fiction, and pleasure -- True fictions and false histories: the secret rise of the roman à clef -- Open secrets and hidden truths: Wilde and Freud -- Libel: policing the laws of fiction -- The novel at the bar: Joyce, Lewis, and libel -- The coterie as commodity: Huxley, Lawrence, Rhys, and the business of revenge.

0195379993 (hbk.) : £23.99 9780195379990 (hbk.) : £23.99

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Law and literature--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Romans à clef--History and criticism.--Great Britain
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.
Scandals in literature.
Libel and slander in literature.
Truthfulness and falsehood in literature.

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