ELENCO CENSURA FASCISTA EDITORIA E AUTORI EBREI ( L’ ) – LS

Delineates the history of the censure in 1934-45 of books written by Jewish authors in Italy. Until 1938, censorship had a preventive character; it was carried out through administrative regulations, which restricted the distribution of the books. The Racial Laws of 1938 created the legislative basis for further restrictions on books by Jews. A series of laws, decrees, and regulations progressively carried out Mussolini’s policy of eliminating Jewish books from Italian cultural life. Lists of Jewish authors, Italian and foreign, were established and continuously amended by public officers. Pp. 315-345 compare the situation in Italy to that in Germany, asserting that German influence was less than what is usually thought; Italy even preceded Germany in this regard. The appendix (pp. 437-484) contains the lists of Jewish authors whose works were banned, as well as letters and documents.