Politics, prudery & perversions : the censoring of the English stage, 1901-1968 /
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Author / Creator: | De Jongh, Nicholas, 1944- |
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Imprint: | London : Methuen, 2000. |
Description: | xvi, 272 p. ; 22 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6329095 |
Summary: | All plays performed in England from 1737 to 1968 had to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain's office. Nicholas De Jongh gives a savage and often comic account of the state control between 1901 and 1968, that would censor anything that was too frank or outspoken. |
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Physical Description: | xvi, 272 p. ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0413706206 9780413706201 |