A Justification of the Censorship of Plays Together With a Demand for the Ext
A Justification of the Censorship of Plays Together With a Demand for the Ext
Galsworthy John
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In " Hannele " the greatest of all scriptural characters appears to the little dvino- ^irl, but in the text He is merely known as " The Stranger, " nor is the conventional presentment of His personality suffered on the stage ; all shock to public prejudice, or interference with " good manners, decorum, and the public peace, " being thereby carefidly avoided. In other Avords (and it is our point) the ruling of the Censorship in this, as in other cases, is 7iot concerned with the essential matter... of the play, but with the presumed taste and feeling towards it, of the majority. It has been argued, not without force, by such as have viewed the Tassion Plays of Germany and Austria, that for the purpose of l)ringing the great exam})le of Christ, and the nobility of the Saints, more closely into touch with the lives of men, the drama hy its emotionalising character is the most })oignant of all mediums. But we would point out that the accuracy of this contention could not be demonstrated in tliis country without the risks 12 attendant on experiment ; nor do we think that a plebiscite, taken on a point which involved what may he called spiritual adventure, would he favourable to the change.
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