Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825) was an editor who censored literary works, most notably "The Family Shakespeare" (1818), giving rise to the term 'bowdlerize'. He also applied this principle to Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'.
Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825) était un éditeur qui a censuré des œuvres littéraires, notamment "The Family Shakespeare" (1818), donnant naissance au terme "bowdleriser". Il a également appliqué ce principe à "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" de Gibbon.
| Front | Thomas Bowdler |
|---|---|
| Back | 1754-1825 editor the family Shakespeare 1818 bowdlerize he also continued this for Gibbon's decline and fall of the Roman empire on the same principal |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Bracebridge tales published hall humorists medley book sketches
Previous card: Poem bothie arthur hugh oxford tober na vuolich
Up to card list: Wordsworth companion to literature by Bahman Moradi