Jno - “... somebody in the 18th century rewrote King Lear to give it a happy ending. It didn't last; the original is back with us now... or at least the closest to the original that we can get. It didn't prove to be the thin edge of any particular wedge”
But they attempted to rewrite it. Luckily, the rewritten version didn't become the standard but given a different set of circumstances, it could have done.
If you don't think that retrospective revisionism is a big deal, then fine. I, on the other hand, do.
http://en.wikipedia.o...ism_%28negationism%29