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Anything written before about 1755 gets heavily edited for modern readers because the old (and sometimes also inconsistent) spelling is a bit too painful. (I th
by bloak 4y ago
Anything written before about 1755 gets heavily edited for modern readers because the old (and sometimes also inconsistent) spelling is a bit too painful. (I think Shakespeare's First Folio didn't distinguish between the letters U and V. Does adding that distinction count as an edit?)
Also, according to online images, the First Folio had "Actus Primus. Scoena Prima." rather than "Act I Scene I"!
- bazoom42 4y agoYes they exist in numerous editions more or less edited and modernized. While some might like a modernized version, some might prefer or need access to the original text - e.g. the editors creating modernized versions!
- usrbinbash 4y agoAnd they are welcome to do so. Same as I are welcome to decide if supporting something that makes up a tiny tiny fraction of all written text in my software is worth the extra time and effort to build and maintain it, or not.