#184: Banned Books

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It's often said that the pen is mightier than the sword, and throughout history there are books that have been considered too dangerous to be read.

In this episode, we'll take a look at the times when governments have banned books, the reasons for this, and ask ourselves what this tells us about society.

• What's the link between The Bible, William Shakespeare, Harry Potter, The Quotations of Chairman Mao and Mickey Mouse? • What does "banning" actually mean? • Correlation between banning books and restricting civil liberties • “….where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people.“ • The invention of the Gutenberg Printing Press • Indulgences of the Catholic Church • Growth of printing (and importance of censorship) • Reasons for banning books: political, sexual, moral & religious • The banning of Mein Kampf • The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover • What banning books does for book sales • The debate around The Catcher in the Rye • Religious bans & The Satanic Verses • Banning books in 2021

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/banned-books

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Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

Release date

Lydbog: 13. august 2021