An alphabetical listing of plays that have been banned throughout history with a short synopsis and reason for banning as well as profiles of the playwrights an

A serious play about two women who run a school for girls.

"Major Plays of Chikamatsu gives Western readers a fascinating look at seventeenth century Japanese culture. Like other playwrights before him, Chikamatsu creat

Using previously unpublished material from the National Archives, this book provides a thoroughgoing account of the introduction and abolition of theatre censor

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.