The Index Of Prohibited Books: Four Centuries O... [UPDATED]

The work is divided into two distinct parts that frame censorship as both a historical and thematic struggle:

Traces censorship back to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, illustrating that the Church's later efforts built upon existing societal impulses to control knowledge. The Index of Prohibited Books: Four Centuries o...

Charles Darwin was never on the Index, while some popular authors were ignored because they were deemed "too boring" to be dangerous. The work is divided into two distinct parts