Title Censorship of the American theatre in the twentieth century / John H. Houchin

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 332 pages) Series Cambridge studies in American theatre and drama ; 16 Cambridge studies in American theatre and drama ; 16. Contents Introduction -- Overture: theatrical censorship from the Puritans to Anthony Comstock -- Bad girls, tough guys, and the changing of the guard -- Flappers and fanatics -- Have you now or have you ever ... -- Bye, bye American pie -- The past is prologue Summary John Houchin explores the impact of censorship in twentieth-century American theatre, arguing that theatrical censorship coincided with significant challenges to religious, political and cultural systems. This study provides a summary of theatre censorship in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and then analyzes key episodes from 1900 to 2000 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-312) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Theater -- Censorship -- United States -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Censorship. Theater -- Censorship United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0511061315 9780511061318 0511120974 0511069774 9780511069772 051105498X 9780511054983 9780511120978 1280162937 9781280162930 0511203268 9780511203268 0511306342 9780511306341 0511486111 9780511486111 9780521108355 0521108357 9781107135338 1107135338

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