Pope's Treatment of Theobald and Cibber in the Dunciad
Description:
The purpose of this paper is to investigate Pope's treatment of Lewis Theobald and Colley Cibber in their roles as the king of dunces in the Dunciad. After an introductory chapter that treats the battles between Pope and Theobald and Pope and Cibber, the second chapter gives a short factual biography of Theobald emphasizing the events relating to his battle with Pope. The third chapter analyzes the caricature of Theobald in the Dunciad Variorum, showing its variations from fact. By comparing Th…
more
Date:
May 1984
Creator:
Gardner, Marlene K. (Marlene Kortage)
Partner:
UNT Libraries