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> Shakespeare's plays, say, had to be approved by a government censor Can you point me to some literature on that? The infamous law in England that all plays h
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
> Shakespeare's plays, say, had to be approved by a government censor
Can you point me to some literature on that? The infamous law in England that all plays had to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain (a situation which persisted until the late 1960s) dates from 1737, and thus over a century after Shakespeare’s time.
- phaemon 6y agoIn Elizabethan times, plays required a license from the Master of the Revels, who would censor anything illegal (references to rebellion or religion for example). Google should supply plenty of details. Generally, though, the monarchy of the time was quite supportive of the theatre. Just as well really, as the City of London was run by Puritans at the time and they'd gladly have shut down every one of the theatres. That's the reason they were generally built outside the City.