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Roald Dahl Backflip

Publisher Penguin Random House has announced it will publish “classic” unaltered versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers. DM

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:roald dahl6 Comments on Roald Dahl Backflip

Roald Dahl Rewriters Move on to Shakespeare

We’ve axed offensive language fromThe works Roald Dahl hereWe now are moving to the worksThe works of Will Shakespeare DM

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:humour, offensive language, poetry, rhyme, roald dahl, shakespeare3 Comments on Roald Dahl Rewriters Move on to Shakespeare

The Rewriting of Roald Dahl. Overly Sensitive?

Roald Dhal has been rewrittenAxed is the word ‘fat’They’ve also scrubbed out ‘ugly’And that my friend is that Oompa Loompas have become gender-neutral, spiders are no longer black and worms are no longer pink Don MatthewsFebruary 2023

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryFebruary 21, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:gender-neutral, humour, poetry, rhyme, roald dahl, spiders, worms4 Comments on The Rewriting of Roald Dahl. Overly Sensitive?

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