The art of scandal [electronic resource] : modernism, libel law, and the roman �a clef / Sean Latham. Latham, Sean, 1971- Romans �a clef Great Britain History and criticism. English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Modernism (Literature) Great Britain. Scandals in literature. Truthfulness and falsehood in literature. Libel and slander in literature. Law and literature Great Britain History 20th century. PR888.M63 820.9112 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Latham proposes that writers and readers throughout the early 20th century revived the codes and habits of the roman �a clef as part of a larger assault on Victorian realism - modernism. He elaborates a concept of modernism that weaves coterie culture with the mass media, psychology with celebrity, and literature with the law. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 202 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195379990.001.0001 eng Modernist literature & culture Modernist literature & culture. Great Britain Great Britain. Great Britain