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Lewis Theobald

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Lewis Theobald , 1688-1744, English author. He is chiefly remembered for his Shakespeare Restored (1726), in which he exposed the inaccuracies of Pope's edition of Shakespeare. Pope retaliated by satirizing him in the 1728 edition of The Dunciad. Theobald also wrote poems and plays. Author not available, THEOBALD, LEWIS. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Theobald, Lewis
Theobald, Lewis (1688–1744), Shakespearian...his devastating portraits of Theobald as hero of his Dunciad . Nevertheless Pope incorporated many of Theobald's corrections in his second edition, and Theobald's 1733–4 edition of... Read more

Pope, Alexander
...scholarly). His edition was attacked by Lewis Theobald in Shakespeare Restored (1726...This upset Pope, who then made Theobald the original hero of Dunciad. The...the three-book Dunciad (1728). Theobald was the prime dunce, and the next... Read more

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	Deaths ; ...Theobald, California; four brothers, Larry (Treva) Theobald and Herman Theobald, Bloomington; Bert Theobald, Aurora; and Max (Sam) Theobald, Scottsdale, Ariz.; and four sisters, Laura Johnson...was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Lewis and Jacob Theobald; and ... Read more
	DEATHS ; ...Theobald, California; four brothers, Larry (Treva) Theobald and Herman Theobald, Bloomington; Bert Theobald, Aurora; and Max (Sam) Theobald, Scottsdale, Ariz.; and four sisters, Laura Johnson...was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Lewis and Jacob Theobald; and ... Read more
	Griffon goalie looks like a keeper ; Lewis Theobald briefly met with Jeff Hansen at Spratt...exchanged the normal coach courtesies. But Theobald, whose Central Missouri Jennies just finished...she did at Nebraska. But the fact that Theobald didn't even recognize Milbourn highlights... Read more
	Shakespeare and Harsnett: "pregnant to good pity"? ; Ever since Lewis Theobald's connection of Samuel Harsnett's Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures and Shakespeare's King Lear in the eighteenth century... Read more
	KEEPSAKES Oct. 24, 04 ; WEDDING GRISHAM-THEOBALD. 2 col COLOR photo Eric & Lisa (Grisham) Theobald October 25, 2003 Lisa Nicole Grisham and Eric John Theobald were united in marriage at St. Joseph's Church in Joliet...Grisham of Joliet. The groom is the son of Don and Marcy Theobald of Joliet. Matron of honor was Jennifer ... Read more
	MESSAGE BOARD.(Rocky Preps.com) ; COLLEGE SIGNINGS * Eaglecrest: Michael McCleery, Nebraska-Kearney (football); Brandon Lewis, Mesa (Ariz.) Community College (football); Joshua Theobald, Friends University (football). * Legacy: Dan Campbell, New Mexico State (football). GAMES... Read more
	MESSAGE BOARD ; COLLEGE SIGNINGS * Eaglecrest: Michael McCleery, Nebraska-Kearney (football); Brandon Lewis, Mesa (Ariz.) Community College (football); Joshua Theobald, Friends University (football). * Legacy: Dan Campbell, New Mexico State (football). GAMES... Read more
	College Classroom ; ...Litoborski, Victoria Saulys Plainfield: Melissa Anne Curry, Susan Ferguson Romeoville: James E. Smith Lewis University -- Romeoville Joliet: Robin Theobald Lockport: Jim Van Huis New Lenox: Andrew Seppi Plainfield: Rebecca Nowak College graduates Benedictine... Read more

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