03726cam a22005053u 4500 6678 UtSlPG 20260610133156.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PN Putnam, George Palmer, 1887-1950 Nonsenseorship Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2004-10-01 We have with us today, by G. P. P. -- Evolution, another of those outlines, by G. S. Chappell -- Nonsenseorship, by H. Broun -- Literature and the bastinado, by B. Hecht -- The woman's place, by Ruth Hale -- Owed to Volstead, by W. Irwin -- The censorship of thought, by R. Keable -- The uninhibited flapper, by Helen B. Lowry -- The wowzer in the South Seas, by F. O'Brien -- Reformers: a hymn of hate, by Dorothy Parker -- Prohibition, by F. Swinnerton -- A guess at unwritten history, by H. M. Tomlinson -- In vino demi-tasse, by C. H. Towne -- Bootleg, by J. V. A. Weaver -- And the playwright, by A. Wollcott -- The oracle that always says "no", by the author of the "Mirrors of Washington." Text file produced by Steve Schulze, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the CWRU Preservation Department Digital Library HTML file produced by David Widger "Nonsenseorship" by George Palmer Putnam et al. is a collection of essays exploring the themes of censorship and societal prohibitions, likely conceived during the early 20th century. The text provides a critical, often humorous look at the absurdities surrounding censorship, particularly in relation to Prohibition and the cultural landscape of America at the time, involving various contributors who share their unique perspectives on the subject matter. The opening of the work introduces the concept of "nonsenseorship" and sets the tone for an engaging critique of societal and literary censorship. It features a variety of contributors, including satirical examinations of censorship’s impact on literature, culture, and individual freedoms. For instance, Heywood Broun humorously illustrates the irrationality of censorship by comparing it to the historical lack of control over human behavior, while other contributors discuss the consequences of Prohibition on societal norms and personal freedoms. This diverse range of voices makes the text a lively and thought-provoking read on the whims and follies of censorship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Satire, American Censorship Broun, Heywood, 1888-1939 Chappell, George S. (George Shepard), 1877-1946 Gilbert, Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace), 1871-1933 Hale, Ruth, 1887-1934 Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 Irwin, Wallace, 1876-1959 Keable, Robert, 1887-1927 Lowry, Helen Bullitt O'Brien, Frederick, 1869-1932 Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967 Swinnerton, Frank, 1884-1982 Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major), 1873-1958 Towne, Charles Hanson, 1877-1949 Weaver, John V. A. (John Van Alstyne), 1893-1938 Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6678 48674 48674