The Censorship of English Drama 1824-1901
- 作者
- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 2010年6月 第1版
- ISBN 9780521136556
- 定价 213.50
内容简介
EnglishstagecensorshipgoesbacktoTudortimes,butonlyintheeighteenthcenturywerethepowersofthecensorseriouslyorganised.Furtherlegislationin1843requiredtheatremanagersthroughoutGreatBrtiaintopresenteachscriptfortheLordChamberlain'sscrutinybeforealicenceforpublicperformancewasgranted.Originallypublishedin1980,thiswasthefirststudytomakeextensiveuseoftherichesoftheLordChamberlain'sfilesinthePublicRecordOffice,whichbeginsin1824,andofthemanuscriptplaysintheBritishMuseum.DramaticcensorshipisshowntobeasignificantindexoftheVictorianage;butitwasalsoanactofindividuals.Theauthordescribesthecensorsaspersonalitiesandchartstheirsuccessorfailureincontrivingtosteercontemporarydramaonacoursedetermined,ontheonehand,bytheinsistentdemandsofthepublicand,ontheother,bytheirownliberalorilliberalprejudices.ThisbookfilledanimportantgapintheknowledgeandunderstandingnotonlyofVictoriantheatre,butofcontemporarymannersandattitudes.
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