Banned Plays: Censorship Histories of 125 Stage Dramas
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"Outlines the censorship history of 125 classic plays from ancient times to the present. Each entry presents the name(s) under which the play has appeared the date and place of original production a summary of the play its censorship history and suggestions for further reading. Additional features include playwrights profiles a list of the plays grouped by reasons for banning and a list of 100 additional challenged censored or banned plays"--cover. Examines the characters plot summary and outlines the censorship history of 125 classic plays from ancient times to present. Each entry presents the name(s) under which the play has appeared the date and place of original production a summary of the play its censorship history and suggestions for further reading. Additional features include playwrights profiles a list of the plays grouped by reasons for banning and a list of 100 additional challenged censored or banned plays. As public tastes change so does the nature of popular drama. In the fifth century BCE Aristophanes Lysistrata attracted censors for its themes of wifely rebellion and sex. From the 15th to the 18th centuries plays were censored primarily for religious or political reasons. In the 19th century social and sexual reasons for censorship emerged. In recent years plays dealing with topics such as homosexuality and AIDS have garnered attention from censors. This comprehensive guide outlines the censorship histories of 125 classic plays from ancient times to the present. Each produced and place of original production a summary of the play its censorship history and suggestions for further reading. Among the works covered are: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Tony Kushner 1991) Le Barbier de Seville (Pierre Beaumarchais 1775) The childrens hour (Lillian Hellman 1934) The crucible (Arthur Miller 1953) Henry IV Part 2 (William Shakespeare 1598) Jesus Christ Superstar (Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber 1971) Oedipus Rex (Sophocies 425 BCE) Oh! Calcutta (Kenneth Tynan 1969) Salome (Oscar Wilde 1896) Le Tartuffe (Moii)re. 1669)Examines the characters plot summary and censorship history of 125 plays and offers suggestions for further reading.
