Rochester
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The reputation of John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester, as a rake has imparted an air of dilettantism to his poetry. By contrast, Rochester: The Poems in Context emphasizes his sharp, restless intellect, a more powerful driving force in his poems than the sensual appetites stressed by previous critics. Marianne Thorm hlen uncovers his familiarity with, and sly allusions to, events and leading characters in Restoration politics; his awareness of trends...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521440424
ISBN13:9780521440424
Release Date:June 1993
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:396 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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