Throughout the 1950s there was intense public debate about the censorship of literary works .
In 1958 the publication of Lolita ( by Wilson 's friend Vladimir Nabokov ) demonstrated the extent to which public attitudes had relaxed .
Throughout the 1950s there was intense public debate about the censorship of literary works , and in 1958 the publication of Lolita ( by Wilson 's friend Vladimir Nabokov ) demonstrated the extent to which public attitudes had relaxed .