English Literature, 1500 to 1799: Biographies

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Theobald, Lewis

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Theobald, Lewis (1688–1744), Shakespearian scholar and author of poems, essays, and dramatic works. His Shakespeare Restored (1726) exposed Pope's incapacity as an editor of Shakespeare; Pope retaliated with 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 Shakespeare surpassed that of his rival. Over 300 emendations made to the texts by Theobald are still accepted by most modern editors. Double Falshood (1728), a dramatization of Cardenio, bears the inscription on the title page: ‘Written Originally by W. Shakespeare; and now Revised and Adapted to the Stage By Mr. Theobald.’ It is likely that Double Falshood is Theobald's attempt at establishing a vital relationship between Shakespeare and Cervantes.

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Lewis Theobald

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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.

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