Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler's edition of The Family Shakespeare gave rise to the verb \bowdlerize.\What does it mean ?
Correct answer: A. the expurgation of indelicate language
- A. the expurgation of indelicate language
- B. the modernization of archaic vocabulary
- C. the insertion of bawdy songs
- D. the misspelling of simple words like \the\and \and\Literary Classics
Explanation
To bowdlerize means to remove or alter material considered indecent or offensive, especially from a literary text. The term comes from the Bowdlers' expurgated edition of Shakespeare.
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