I couldn't find a suitable answer, either. There are plenty of books that were published in the Soviet Union that had been censored. Immediately upon the collapse of the Soviet system many of these books were re-published without the Soviet censorship and the older versions largely thrown away, so that effectively the uncensored version is considered the "official" version now.
However, Dorian Gray is a bit harder to "change". Far more time has passed and the book has become famous worldwide in the form we presently know it, not in the "uncensored" version.
Of course, having said all that, I went and immediately ordered the uncensored version anyway.
However, Dorian Gray is a bit harder to "change". Far more time has passed and the book has become famous worldwide in the form we presently know it, not in the "uncensored" version.
Of course, having said all that, I went and immediately ordered the uncensored version anyway.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray available for the first time in ages?
- 28/04/2011 10:20:57 AM
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Do you think the original text should replace the standard, or go into the footnotes?
- 28/04/2011 11:12:33 AM
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That was the question I was asking myself
- 30/04/2011 03:40:35 PM
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Interesting... but Tim's question is a good one. The censored version has become a classic.
- 28/04/2011 08:00:03 PM
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I received it earlier this week but was too busy to post. Now that I am extremely hung over I shall
- 06/05/2011 07:57:16 PM
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