books.google.es - This book explains the effects of the Stage Licensing Act of 1737 on its target, satiric comedy. Because this law required approval of all play texts before performance, the censors were able to inculcate a prior restraint on satiric playwrights. The result was that although few plays were banned outright,...http://books.google.es/books/about/Disciplining_Satire.html?hl=es&id=haUcp4-01DMC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareDisciplining Satire
