Banned Plays: Censorship Histories of 125 Stage Dramas (Facts on File Library of World Literature)

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 Children's 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). Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- List Of Entries -- Banned Plays -- Bibliography -- Appendixes: Playwrights' Profiles -- Reasons For Banning -- 100 Additional Challenged, Censored, Or Banned Plays -- Index. Playwrights' Profiles -- Reasons For Banning -- 100 Additional Challenged, Censored, Or Banned Plays. Dawn B. Sova. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 329-348) And Index. "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 children's 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. Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 List of Entries......Page 16 Entries A-Z......Page 18 A......Page 19 B......Page 27 C......Page 50 D......Page 86 E......Page 99 F......Page 110 G......Page 112 H......Page 123 I......Page 139 J......Page 145 K......Page 152 L......Page 160 M......Page 169 N......Page 206 O......Page 208 P......Page 215 R......Page 238 S......Page 255 T......Page 291 V......Page 314 W......Page 324 Z......Page 341 Bibliography......Page 346 Appendix I: Playwrights' Profiles......Page 366 Appendix II: Reasons for Banning......Page 392 Appendix III: 100 Additional Challenged, Censored, or Banned Plays......Page 395 Index......Page 398 "Throughout history, various political, social, and religious power structures have used drama as a propaganda tool, and these structures have also demanded the elimination or modification of plays that did not agree with their philosophies. The suppression of drama by organized groups remains a disturbing reality in the 21st century." "Banned Plays 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 it was produced and place of original production, a summary of the play, its censorship history, and suggestions for further readings."--BOOK JACKET.