Disciplining satire
Theater, great britain
English drama (Comedy)
English Satire
London (england), history
Censorship
English drama
Theater
Drama
History and criticism
History
"This book examines the effects of the Stage Licensing Act of 1737 on its main target, satiric comedy. The Licensing Act is generally considered to have been a significant and repressive censorship law (it was not repealed until 1968), but very little is known about how it actually worked and what e…
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