The Bowdler Shakespeare
In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are Omitted which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Family
Volume 1
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- Real Author: William Shakespeare
- Editor: Thomas Bowdler
- Date Published: July 2009
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108001083
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'The Family Shakspeare: in which nothing is added to the original text, but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read in a family.' These words on the title pages of this edition gave rise to the verb 'to bowdlerise' - to remove or modify text considered vulgar or objectionable. Although the first edition was in fact created by Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750–1830) and published in 1807, the many subsequent editions were published under the name of her brother Thomas (1754–1825), who devoted his time to prison reform and chess, as well as the sanitising of Shakespeare. The Bowdlers' work became enormously popular as the scandal-ridden Regency gave way to Victorian respectability. This volume, from the 1853 edition, contains The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Much Ado about Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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- Date Published: July 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108001083
- length: 516 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 29 mm
- weight: 0.75kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The Tempest
2. Two Gentlemen of Verona
3. The Merry Wives of Windsor
4. Twelfth Night
5. Measure for Measure
6. Much Ado about Nothing
7. A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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