| The Bowdler Shakespeare 6 Volume Paperback Set: In Six Volumes; In Which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; But Those Words and Expressions Are Om Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Bowdler, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108001076 ISBN-13: 9781108001076 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $350.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: Literary Studies |
| Physical Information: 3200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: '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 six-volume set is a reissue of the 1853 edition. |