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Artist: The State Confronting Bodies: writers Date of Action: 1737 Specific Location: England Description of Artwork: "The Licensing Act," 1737: By the "The Licensing Act" of this year the Lord Chamberlain was empowered to license plays, giving rise to the popular phrase "legitimate theater." Description of Incident: 1737, England: The history of theater censorship is itself long and complicated, and extends at least from medieval Europe down to the present. But the particular function of the Lord Chamberlain led to many clashes over works that have since become classics. Results of Incident: 1968, England: The power of the Lord Chamberlain to license plays was revoked by parliament. Source: Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978. |