That's a link to a 1933 case regarding whether or not to ban the book Ulysses presumably on the grounds of obscenity.
My son Jacob sent me and Kyle the link, since he knows Uncle Kyle is doing a banned books project.
Either 1933 jurors were much more sophisticated than today's, or else this judge way overshot his target audience. Jacob calls it "the world's most well-written book report with significant juridical implications."Jacob wrote:In the case against "Ulysses" (a notoriously hard read) instead of relying on a jury to all get through it and pass judgement, a judge took it upon himself to read it in its entirety and provide a proper analysis.
Couple lines that stood out to me were:
"But my considered opinion, after long reflection, is that, whilst in many places the effect of "Ulysses" on the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac"
And
"In respect of the recurrent emergence of the theme of sex in the minds of his characters, it must always be remembered that his locale was Celtic and his season spring."
