Tag Tropic of Cancer

December 8, 2011
in History, Literature

For (In)Decency’s Sake

December 8, 2011
in History, Literature

Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer has long been famous for its sexual content and explosive style. First printed in 1934 by a Parisian publisher known for soft-core pornography, Tropic of Cancer was banned in the United States, with the only available copies making their way across the Atlantic under the

August 3, 2011
in American History, Humanities, Literature, Technology

Renegade Henry Miller Gets a Playlist

August 3, 2011
in American History, Humanities, Literature, Technology

GalleyCat has created a Spotify playlist for a few of Henry Miller’s works, drawing from his descriptions and opinions of classical music, including Beethoven and Hadelich. In his forthcoming book Renegade: Henry Miller and the Making of “Tropic of Cancer”, Frederick Turner discusses various personal experiences and cultural trends that influenced Millers’ writing of the originally censored, semi-pornographic novel.