Banned Books, Burned Books: Forbidden Literary Works

Books on Fire: The Reformation to Rushdie

Special Interest Jan 27, 2023 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E6: Here, look at the most extreme form of print censorship: the physical destruction of books deemed heretical, dangerous, or subversive. From the Protestant Reformation to Nazi Germany and beyond, you will see how the desire to stop the dissemination of various works has resulted in book burnings, violence, and even murder.

Special Interest Jan 27, 2023 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2023
Run Time: 30 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.