Passion for living: John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
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1. Verfasser: Pritchard, R. E. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK Lutterworth Press 2012
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647-1680), has long been notorious as one of the most entertaining, extravagant and scandalous members of Charles II's court. He was also the most brilliant, witty and insightful satirist and lyric poet of his time, limited only by his early death caused by venereal disease and alcoholism. Passion for Living provides a full discussion of his life and writings, set in the context of his Times - the licentious court of Charles II and his mistresses, the Dutch wars and the so-called Popish Plot - together with close readings and analyses of his love lyrics, bawdy
""Front-cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""I: A Very Hopeful Youth 1647�1664""; ""II: Courting Danger 1665�1667""; ""III: Unaccountable Things 1667�1670""; ""IV: Ambiguous Love 1670�1673""; ""V: Vain Animals 1674""; ""VI: Fantastical Odd Man 1675� early 1676""; ""VII: In the Wild Maze Early 1676� December 1677""; ""VIII: Scurvy Alarums 1678�9""; ""IX: A More Serious Bent 1679�80""; ""X: Coda""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Back-cover""
Beschreibung:175 pages
ISBN:9780718840662
0718840666
9780718892999
0718892992
9781283865777
1283865777

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