Lewis Theobald, His Contribution to English Scholarship

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Excerpt from Lewis Theobald, His Contribution to English Scholarship: With Some Unpublished LettersThe thesis that I attempt to uphold asserts that the basic principles of critical editing in English were derived directly from the method employed by Bentley in the classics. In his work on Shakespeare Theobald adapted this method to a new field, and in turn was followed by scholars who did not confine their labors to the great dramatist. I have not carried my discussion beyond that remarkable period of critical activity, the sixth decade of the eighteenth century, because by 1760 the method had become so prevalent that its connection with Theobald is no longer apparent. This fact explains why I have not mentioned some of the best known scholars of the latter half of the century such as Tyrwhitt and Ritson, both of whom admired Theobald and followed his lead. I think that it is necessary only to show that the method which Theobald derived from Bentley and handed on to succeeding scholars is the same in essential details as that employed now.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.