Anthony Comstock (1844–1915)
Auteur de Traps for the Young
A propos de l'auteur
Anthony Comstock (1844-1915) was the self-styled guardian of the moral purity of youth, special agent of the Post Office Department, founder and leading spirit of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, and premier anti-vice crusader in American History.
Crédit image: Image from Anthony Comstock, fighter : some impressions of a lifetime of adventure in conflict with the powers of evil (1913) by Charles Gallaudet Trumbull
Œuvres de Anthony Comstock
Frauds Exposed; or, How the People are Decieved and Robbed, and Youth Corrupted (1969) 8 exemplaires
Morals versus Art 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1844-03-07
- Date de décès
- 1915-09-21
- Lieu de sépulture
- The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- New Canaan, Connecticut, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- New York, New York, USA
- Professions
- postal inspector
- Organisations
- New York Society for the Suppression of Vice
Membres
Critiques
Traps for the Young (John Harvard Library) par Anthony Comstock
Anthony Comstock did some good work against various frauds and scams, but went overboard against anything he considered indecent, such as "smutt" or nudity or free love. A self-appointed arbiter of public morality, he employed methods that were cruel and often criminal. He boasted of the pornographers he had hounded to death. In this book he warns about the dire consequences of indulgence in "free lust" or "the sportin' life" or dime novels or flesh and spirit. The author was unbalanced, but the book has some limited value to readers interested in censorship issues or the history of censorship.… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 21
- Popularité
- #570,576
- Évaluation
- 2.0
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 7