The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon - Hardcover

Ronald K L Collins; David M Skover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570719861 ISBN 13: 9781570719868

Publisher: Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2003

Synopsis

For many the legacy of comedian Lenny Bruce will forever be the legal battles over the supposed obscenity of his routines. Legal scholars Collins and Skover argue that not enough attention has been paid to his cases in the field of law itself. They offer a corrective volume that narrates the course of Bruce's trials, paying particular attention to the constitutional issues involved and the strategies followed by the prosecution and defense teams. The hour-long CD contains excerpts of relevant Bruce routines, interviews with people involved in the legal battles, and some trial proceedings secretly recorded by Bruce. A "CD" icon in the text indicates to the reader to cue the relevant track. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Synopsis:

Lenny Bruce committed his life to telling the truth - as he saw it. But the things he said infuriated those in power, which is why the authorities in the largest, most progressive cities in the USA tried relentlessly to put him in jail. To them, Lenny's words were anarchic and immoral. For his fans - the hip, the discontented, the fringe - his words were not only razor sharp but a beacon in the dark, repressed society that was the early 1960s.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks MediaFusion
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1570719861
• ISBN 13: 9781570719868
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576