Open AccessO teatro e a censura. A censura ao teatro. Desafios
Author(s) -
Olímpia Loureiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2182-9748
pISSN - 2182-1097
DOI - 10.21747/2182109711/cem12a7
Subject(s) - spectacle , portuguese , censorship , public space , art , humanities , sociology , visual arts , aesthetics , political science , law , engineering , philosophy , architectural engineering , linguistics
Regarding scenic art, the Portuguese censorship of the XVIII century was divorced from the possible authors and the public, trying to promote a form of spectacle and morals unintelligible to the eyes of both parties. This, when an idea was already certain — the usefulness of dramatic art as a mean of instruction and reaching the theater as a space of expression for a large popular audience. Between the most fragile of the social scale, only the most affluent, with average resources and even those obliged to make specific sacrifices, had the opportunity to attend a performance