Title: Lewis Theobald and the editing of Shakespeare /
Authors: Seary, Peter.
Publisher: Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
Year: 1990
Subjects: Shakespeare, William,; Theobald,; Editing History
Abstract: Since his death in 1744, Theobald's tarnished reputation as a scholar and critic has been determined chiefly by Pope's Dunciad Variorum (1729) and by Johnson's Preface to Shakespeare (1765). Placing Pope and Johnson's hostile views in their social and intellectual context, Seary reassesses Theobald's aims and achievements from the perspective of twentieth-century textual interpretation, examining closely his concerns with Elizabethan philology, palaeography, and bibliography, and his critical understanding of Shakespeare. -- Publisher's description.
Contents: Introduction : Theobald and the Johnsonian shadow -- Theobald before The Dunciad (1729) -- The critical approach to Shakespeare -- Pope and scholarship : the Edition of Shakespear (1725) -- Theobald's review of Pope : Shakespeare restored (1726) -- The hero of The Dunciad -- Theobald's correspondence with Warburton -- Theobald's Edition : establishment of the text and principles of emendation -- Theobald's Edition : elucidation of the text -- Epilogue : Theobald's last years and reputation -- Appendices -- A. Special hands in the eighteenth century -- B. The agreement between Theobald and Tonson for publishing Shakespeare -- C. Sale of the copyright of Double Falsehood -- D. Warburton's claims concerning Theobald's Preface and Notes -- E. Theobald's Shakespearean collection -- Index.