A Censured Play (Classic Reprint): The Breaking Point, With Preface and a Letter to the Censor: The Breaking Point, with Preface and a Letter to the Censor (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A drama about art, censorship, and the costs of truth in theatre unfolds through a tense clash between a playwright, a censor, and a family.

It challenges how much a society should tolerate in serious theatre.

The book frames the debate with a preface that argues censored works can reveal deep truths about life. It then presents The Breaking Point, a tragedy about a young woman named Grace Elwood, her father Dr. Elwood, and her lover Sherrington. The tension centers on love, loyalty, and the pressure of public opinion in the theater.

• Explore the impulse to suppress or defend art when the subject touches painful personal truths
• Meet a family caught between professional ambition, moral judgment, and private longing
• See how critics, censors, and artists wrestle with what counts as serious drama
• Observe how the characters navigate duty, desire, and the fragility of reputation

Ideal for readers of dramatic literature, theater history, and works that examine censorship and artistic integrity.

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