ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the most famous banned books in the UK. The sexually explicit novel was published in Italy in 1928 and in Paris the following year. It was banned in the UK after its publishers, Penguin, were brought to trial under the Obscene Publications Act.

Detailed explanation-2: -Despite having a prodigious amount of work published, Lawrence felt rejected by the establishment, and with good reason. His early novel, The Rainbow, was banned in 1915 for 11 years for (what else?) “obscenity”.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lawrence’s novel was also banned for obscenity in Canada, Australia, India, and Japan. It soon became infamous for its explicit descriptions of sex, use of four-letter words, and depiction of a relationship between an upper-class woman and a working-class man.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned for obscenity in the United States in 1929.

Detailed explanation-5: -On this day in 1929, the United States officially declared D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover obscene and banned its publication and distribution domestically.