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 '''Artist:''' Samuel Beckett
-'''Confronting Bodies:''' Irish Government
+'''Confronting Bodies:''' Lord Chamberlain
 '''Dates of Action:''' 1938
-'''Location:''' Ireland
+'''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.
+'''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's history of censorship lasted throughout his career.  In 1934 his play, ''[[More Pricks than Kicks]],'' was banned in Ireland.
+'''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 1937 he moved to Paris to escape the censors.
+'''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
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 [[Category:Europe]]
-[[Category:Ireland]]
+[[Category:England]]
 [[Category:Language]]
 [[Category:Theater]]