Rochester

by Marianne Thormählen

Book Overview

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"