Quarrels of authors
Subtitle: or, some memoirs for our literary history, including specimens of controversy to the reign of Elizabeth.
By: By the author of "Calamities of authors."
Publisher: Eastburn, Kirk & co.; Wells and Lilly [printers]
Published: 1814
Place of publication: New York; Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: Warburton, William, 1698-1779.; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744; Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679; Literary quarrels -- Great Britain -- History.; Authors, English -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Warburton and his quarrels; including an illustration of his literary character.  Pope and his miscellaneous quarrels.  A narrative of the extraordinary transactions respecting the publication of Pope's letters.  Pope and Cibber; containing a vindication of the comic writer.  Pope and Addison.  Bolingbroke's and Mallet's posthumous quarrel with Pope.  Lintot's book of accounts.  Pope and Settle.  The Royal society.  Sir John Hill, with the Royal society, Fielding, Smart, &c.  Boyle and Bentley.; title: v. 2. Parker and Marvell.  D'Avenant and a club of wits.  The paper wars of the civil wars. Political criticism on literary compositions.  Hobbes and his quarrels; including an illustration of his character.  Hobbes's quarrels with Dr. Wallis, the mathematician.  Jonson and Decker.  Camden and Brooke.  Martin Mar-Prelate.  Literary quarrels from personal motives.