The Family Shakespeare - Volume One, The Comedies by Thomas Bowdler: 1 - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

9780923891954: The Family Shakespeare - Volume One, The Comedies by Thomas Bowdler: 1

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0923891951 ISBN 13: 9780923891954

Publisher: Ishi Press, 2008

The Family Shakespeare is one of the most famous works ever written. There is even a word introduced by it into the English language: "Bowdlerized". Most of the editorial changes by Thomas Bowdler were not so radical as has been commonly supposed. In many ways, they improved upon the work of Shakespeare by making his words easier to understand by the modern reader. Bowdler has certainly been treated unfairly by history. No publication or performance of a play by Shakespeare follows the original script exactly, for the simple reason that the language has evolved and modern audiences would not understand it. Thus, there have been many editorial changes to Shakespeare. It is just that the other modern editors do not put their names on the cover and announce what they have done.

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