Who wrote the 1582 pamphlet Playes Confuted in Five Actions, complaining that bawdy Latin, French, Italian and Spanish comedies had been 'thoroughly ransacked' to furnish London playhouses?
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Correct answer: C. Stephen Gosson
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Gosson moved from regulating the stage (The Schoole of Abuse, 1579) to demanding its abolition (Playes Confuted, 1582), calling plays the devil's work.
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