Star-Crossed Platonic Lovers, or Bowdler Redux.

Logan, Maureen F.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Star-Crossed Platonic Lovers, or Bowdler Redux.

Logan, Maureen F.

English Journal, v74 n1 p53-55 Jan 1985

Assesses extent and nature of cutss made in the version of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" used in a 1980 Harcourt, Brace and World anthology. Suggests that rather than serving to shorten or clarify the play as claimed by the editor, cuts were actually made to clean up the text and eliminate any passages with a sexual connotation. (RBW)

Descriptors: Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Drama, English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Usage, Moral Issues, Publishing Industry, Secondary Education, Textbook Content, Textbook Standards, Textbooks

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Language: English

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