Shakespeare restored, or, A specimen of the many errors, as well committed, as unamended, by Mr. Pope in his late edition of this poet : designed not only to correct the said edition, but to restore the true reading of Shakespeare in all the editions ever yet publish'd / by Mr. Theobald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

English Renaissance in Context Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism, Textual.

Criticism, Textual.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.

Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.

Pope, Alexander.

Penn Provenance:

Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor) (copy 1)

Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (copy 1)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, viii, 194 pages ; 29 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Shakespeare restored

Specimen of the many errors, as well committed, as unamended, by Mr. Pope in his late edition of this poet

Examination and correction of The tragedy of Hamlet

Place of Publication:

London : Printed [by Samuel Aris] for R. Francklin ... J. Woodman and D. Lyon ... and C. Davis ..., MDCCXXVI [1726]

Notes:

Printer's name from tailpiece: Imprim Sam Aris.

Reissued later in the same year with a reset t.p. containing "Franklin" and "T. Woodman" in the imprint instead of "Francklin" and "J. Woodman".

Caption title, p. [1], and running title: The examination and correction of The Tragedy of Hamlet.

Chiefly a discussion of Hamlet; cites parallel passages from other plays by Shakespeare.

Pages 54-55 incorrectly numbered 55, 54, respectively.

Printed marginal notes.

Ornamented with head-pieces, tail-pieces, and initials.

Local Notes:

Title leaf and last leaf of copies 1 & 2 mended at margins.

Cited in:

ESTC T136611

OCLC:

35808541