The Invisible Censor

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hackett, Francis, 1883-1962

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Invisible Censor" by Francis Hackett is a collection of essays and articles written in the early 20th century. The work provides a critical examination of societal norms and the underlying biases that influence the way individuals and events are portrayed in literature and history. Through a focus on the concept of the "invisible censor," Hackett scrutinizes how decorum and social expectations shape public narratives and our understanding of truth. At the start of the text, Hackett reflects on a conversation he had with a cultured woman who dismissed Strachey's "Eminent Victorians" as "cheap." This prompts him to explore the idea of the invisible censor-a force that governs what is deemed socially acceptable to express or reveal. He delves into the complexities of biography and storytelling, suggesting that the most valuable insights come from ignoring this censor and allowing for a more honest representation of characters and societal issues. Throughout the opening, he sets the stage for a broader critique of the constraints imposed by decorum and traditional values, indicating his intention to challenge these boundaries in subsequent essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The invisible censor

Whisky

Billy Sunday, salesman

Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street

As an alien feels

Scientific management

The next New York

Chicago

The clouds of Kerry

Henry Adams

The age of innocence

The Irish revolt

A limb of the law

A personal Pantheon

Night lodging

Youth and the skeptic

The spaces of uncertainty or, an ache in the void

William Butler Yeats

"With malice toward none"

War experts

Okura sees Newport

The critic and the criticized

Blind

"And the earth was dry"

Telegrams

Of pleasant things

The aviator.

Credits:

Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.fadedpage.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2010-01-27