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'''Artist:''' Samuel Beckett | '''Artist:''' Samuel Beckett | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Lord Chamberlain | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' 1938 | '''Dates of Action:''' 1938 | ||
'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' England | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Beckett's most famous play, '' | '''Description of Artwork:''' Beckett's most famous play, ''Waiting for Godot,'' has been accused of blasphemy and has been challenged for its language. | ||
'''The Incident:''' Beckett' | '''The Incident:''' Beckett was forced to change numerous words and scenes in ''Waiting for Godot''. The words arse, bastard and balls were removed, in addition to scenes that were considered blasphemous by the Lord Chamberlain. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' In | '''Results of Incident:''' In 1967 the Lord Chamberlain lost censorship duties and, having earned international recognition, Beckett did not suffer from further censorship. | ||
'''Source:''' Censorship, A World Encyclopedia, ed. D. Jones | '''Source:''' Censorship, A World Encyclopedia, ed. D. Jones | ||
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[[Category:1930s]] | [[Category:1930s]] | ||
[[Category:Europe]] | [[Category:Europe]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Theater]] | [[Category:Theater]] | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 27 July 2011
Date: 1934
Region: Europe
Subject: Language
Medium: Theater, Literature
Artist: Samuel Beckett
Confronting Bodies: Lord Chamberlain
Dates of Action: 1938
Location: England
Description of Artwork: Beckett's most famous play, Waiting for Godot, has been accused of blasphemy and has been challenged for its language.
The Incident: Beckett was forced to change numerous words and scenes in Waiting for Godot. The words arse, bastard and balls were removed, in addition to scenes that were considered blasphemous by the Lord Chamberlain.
Results of Incident: In 1967 the Lord Chamberlain lost censorship duties and, having earned international recognition, Beckett did not suffer from further censorship.
Source: Censorship, A World Encyclopedia, ed. D. Jones
