Project Gutenberg 2010-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 247 Cibber, Colley 1671 1757 Cibber, C. (Colley) Koon, Helene 1925 Koon, Helene Wickham 73621945 A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope" by Colley Cibber is a satirical letter written in the early 18th century. The work is a response to the famous poet Alexander Pope, defending Cibber's character against the critiques and mockery presented in Pope's writings, notably in the "Dunciad." The text delves into the long-standing enmity between the two men and provides insight into the contentious literary landscape of the time, reflecting on themes of reputation, criticism, and the nature of artistic rivalry. The opening of the letter reveals Cibber engaging directly with Pope, addressing the satirical barbs that have been directed at him. Cibber expresses his curiosity about why Pope feels compelled to mention him so frequently and provides a defense of his character and works against Pope’s accusations of being a ‘Dunce.’ Throughout this section, Cibber alternates between humor and pointed criticism, effectively using wit to question Pope's motivations and pretensions. He elaborates on specific instances of Pope's attacks, especially focusing on their shared history in the theatrical and literary world, setting the stage for the larger discourse on their feud and the nature of fame in an era that scrutinized public personas intensely. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33080/33080-h/images/cover.jpg en Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757 -- Correspondence Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 -- Correspondence Dramatists, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 150147 150131 2024-10-14T06:00:01.330760 2023-09-14T10:31:39.980437 text/html text/html 147680 2021-01-06T20:39:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 286696 2021-01-06T20:39:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263331 2024-10-14T06:00:04.937770 application/epub+zip 263113 2024-10-14T06:00:01.996828 application/epub+zip 121453 2024-10-14T06:00:01.640822 application/epub+zip 329002 2024-10-14T06:00:07.198743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309357 2024-10-14T06:00:04.598783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168360 2022-09-15T07:50:04.157887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123905 123804 2024-10-14T06:00:00.716875 2023-09-14T10:31:39.424435 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 123735 2021-01-06T20:39:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50635 2021-01-06T20:39:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 123727 2021-01-06T20:39:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50608 2021-01-06T20:39:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22148 2024-10-14T06:00:07.350752 application/rdf+xml 24486 2024-10-14T06:00:01.726784 image/jpeg 3598 2024-10-14T06:00:01.683787 image/jpeg 329246 2024-10-14T06:00:01.361816 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog