Originally published in 1980, this was the first study to make use of the Lord Chamberlain's files on English stage censorship. Dramatic censorship is shown to

This collection reveals the wide-ranging impact of the Stage Licensing Act of 1737 on literary and theatrical culture in Georgian Britain. Demonstrating the dif

Imperial Germany’s governing elite frequently sought to censor literature that threatened established political, social, religious, and moral norms in the nam

London operatic adaptations have been maligned, but this comprehensive study demonstrates their importance to theatre, opera and canon formation.

A new history of the origins of the American short story and its relationship to theatrical performance culture