The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 13.1432  Tuesday, 28 May 2002

From:           Katherine Scheil <
 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 >
Date:           Friday, 24 May 2002 21:11:56 -0400
Subject:        More Theobald

Dear Listmembers,

In hopes of clarifying the pronunciation of Theobald's name, I wrote to
Peter Seary himself.  His reply follows:

As for the pronunciation of [Theobald's] name, I suppose (following
Sutherland) that he pronounced it trisyllabically, which is how I
pronounce it when referring to him as an editor and historical figure;
on the other hand, when referring to the figure created by Pope in The
Dunciad, I often say Tibbald, thereby emphasizing the difference between
the man himself and Pope's fiction/creation for the purposes of satire.

 I hope this helps.

With all best wishes,
Peter

Katherine Scheil
University of Rhode Island

_______________________________________________________________
S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List
Hardy M. Cook, 
 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net>

DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the
opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the
editor assumes no responsibility for them.