Maurice Couturier Roman et censure ou la mauvoise foi d'Eros. Seyssel: Editions Champ Vallon, 1996. Essai. First edition. 2876732289 254 pages. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 9", is in fine condition, with sound binding, clean and bright interior. With bibliography and index. This work examines several famous novels with explicit sexual content, including "Tristram Shandy," "Madame Bovary," "Lady Chatterley's Lover," "Ulysses" and "Lolita" and analyzes the trials to which they were subjected. The author attempts to show the structural link that exists between the censoring of sexual  material and the innovation of stylistic matters.