led to Thepbald’s appearance as king of dunces in The Dunciad

[sb70012]

The not unjustified attacks on Pope’s edition of Shakespeare, especially those by the learned Shakespeare scholar LewisTheobald, led to Thepbald’s appearance as king of dunces in The Dunciad. In this poem Pope stigmatized his literary enemies as agents of all that he disliked.

Source: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Hello teachers,

I know the meanings of each word but I can’t understand the blue part as a whole.
Would you please clarify it to me?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[probus]

Pope took revenge on Theobald by writing a satirical poem entitled The Dunciad, and including in it a character, the king of dunces, who was named Theobald.

 

[sb70012]

Thank you.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Thank you.

Why did you post the same question twice, sb?

 

[sb70012]

Why did you post the same question twice, sb?

Oh I am really sorry. yes you are right. I didn't do that intentionally. I think I made a mistake. So sorry for that.
You can close one if you want. I made a mistake.
Apologies.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Oh I am really sorry. yes you are right. I didn't do that intentionally. I think I made a mistake. So sorry for that.
You can close one if you want. I made a mistake.
Apologies.

OK. I don't have the power to close or merge threads, but one of the chiefs can do it.

 

[probus]

Thank you.

No need to post a separate thank you, sb. The like button is sufficient for us.