HuffingtonPost.com; Huck Finn Expurgated And Other Censored Books (PHOTOS):
"In 1818 American Thomas Bowdler published a series of Shakespeare translations, which he edited heavily for content that he considered offensive. The resulting texts were tamed versions of the originals. Since then, the act of edited or removing offensive content has been deemed "bowdlerizing" and it has taken place many times.
From Darwin to Dolittle, books have been bowdlerized for over two centuries at least. Here are just 7 instances to share. What are some other notable instances? Do you think books should be edited for objectionable content? Or should we let the originals be?"
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Censoring Twain; Chronicle of Higher Education, 1/5/11
John L. Jackson, Jr., Chronicle of Higher Education; Censoring Twain:
"Should teenage students read novels filled with n-word references? Is that even appropriate for public school curricula? At least one publisher doesn’t think so."
"Should teenage students read novels filled with n-word references? Is that even appropriate for public school curricula? At least one publisher doesn’t think so."
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