works cited

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Chambers, E.K. William Shakespeare: A Study of Facts and Problems. 2 vols. 1930. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1963.
This book gives a very good, detailed history of the Elizabethan era censorship of Shakespeare's plays. It was my main resource on Shakespeare censorship in the pre-1660 period.
Dobson, Michael. "Bowdler and Britannia: Shakespeare and the National Libido." Shakespeare Survey 46 (1994): 137-144.
This article offers some insight into how Shakespeare's work was used (or perhaps abused) to further the causes of sexual "normality" and national purity.

Epstein, Norrie. The Friendly Shakespeare. New York: Viking, 1993.
An entertaining and useful book, this was my main source for information on 20th century Shakespeare censorship.
Fowell, Frank, and Frank Palmer. Censorship in England. 1913. New York: Burt Franklin, 1970.
This book gives some examples of the censorship of Shakespeare's plays in England. As well, it explains why his plays are not censored as much as they might be.
Gustafson, Patrick. "Books That Have Been Challenged." Christian Science Monitor. 18 May 1998. http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/05/19/fp55s2-csm.htm (5 Dec. 1994).
This article lists Twelfth Night on its list of recently challenged books
Haight, Anne Lyon, and Chandler B. Grannis. Banned Books: 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D. New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1978.
This book describes several instances of censorship of Shakespeare's works, particularly The Merchant of Venice, Richard II, and King Lear, and the reasons why they were censored.
Ockerbloom, John Mark. "Banned Books On-Line." http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/spok/banned-books.html (19 Mar. 1999).
This Internet site mentions recent censorship of Twelfth Night.
Perrin, Noel. Dr. Bowdler's Legacy: A History of Expurgated Books in England and America. Rev. ed. Boston: Godine, 1992.
This book discusses expurgation and how it relates to the society around it. There is a chapter on the expurgation of Shakespeare's works, which served as my main resource on censorship between 1660 and 1900.
"The Bonfire of Liberties." http://www.humanities-interactive.org/exhibit1.html (19 Mar. 1999).
This Internet site mentions censorship of Shakespeare's plays in the "A Dangerous Writer" section. The sections on recent censorship of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth are especially relevant.
"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/
Though I only actually cited these works once, they were the subject of my paper. Rather than place a link on every mention of a Shakespeare play, I just included this in the Works Cited section. A very useful resource if you want to look at Shakespeare's works online.

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