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.
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.