The Complete Works
| Author | : John Wilmot Earl of Rochester |
| Publisher | : Penguin Classics |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Collected Works Of John Wilmot
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Collected Works of John Wilmot
| Author | : John Wilmot Earl of Rochester |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 468 |
| Release | : 1926 |
| Genre | : English poetry |
| ISBN | : |
Selected Works
| Author | : John Wilmot Earl of Rochester |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2004-10-07 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0140424598 |
The brightest star at the court of King Charles II, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647-1680), lived a life of reckless debauchery and sexual adventuring that led to his death at the age of thirty-three. He was described by Samuel Johnson as having "blazed out his youth and health in lavish voluptuousness". Rochester was also one of the wittiest and most complex poets of the seventeenth century, writing comic verse, scurrilous satires and highly explicit erotica. With endless literary disguises, rhymes and alliteration, humour and humanity, Rochester's poems hold up a mirror to the extravagances and absurdities of his age.--From publisher description.
The Complete Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
| Author | : John Wilmot Earl of Rochester |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2002-01-01 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : 9780300097139 |
John Wilmot, the notorious Earl of Rochester, was the darling of the polished, profligate court of Charles II. One of the finest poets of the Restoration, patron to important playwrights, model for countless witty young rakes in Restoration comedies, he lived a full but short life, dying in 1680 (with a dramatic deathbed renunciation of his atheism) at the age of thirty-three. This edition of Rochester's poetry, brilliantly annotated and introduced by David M. Vieth, has been a classic work for decades. Rochester had many admirers: Graham Greene wrote Lord Rochester's Monkey; Daniel Defoe quoted him often; Tennyson recited his poems; Voltaire admired his satire for 'energy and fire'; Goethe could quote him in English; and Hazlitt said that 'his verses cut and sparkle like diamonds' and that 'his contempt for everything that others respect almost amounts to sublimity'. Book jacket.
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
| Author | : Keith Walker |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2013-05-13 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1118438795 |
Building on the strength of Keith Walker’s acclaimed The Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1984), leading scholar Nicholas Fisher presents a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the work of one the greatest Restoration wits. Includes the text of Lucina’s Rape, Rochester’s adaptation of Fletcher’s revenge tragedy Valentinian, in a text that readily identifies Rochester’s revisions Presents the poems in versions that were current during Rochester’s lifetime, allowing the reader to experience the poems as Rochester’s contemporaries did Incorporates insights and discoveries made over the last twenty-five years and texts of manuscripts that previously were unavailable for study
Milton and the Metamorphosis of Ovid
| Author | : Maggie Kilgour |
| Publisher | : Classical Presences |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780198717126 |
Milton and the Metamorphosis of Ovid contributes to our understanding of the Roman poet Ovid, the Renaissance writer Milton, and more broadly the transmission and transformation of classical traditions through history. It examines the ways in which Milton drew on Ovid's oeuvre, as well as the long tradition of reception that had begun with Ovid himself, and argues that Ovid's revision of the past, and especially his relation to Virgil, gave Renaissance writers a model for their own transformation of classical works. Throughout his career Milton thinks through and with Ovid, whose stories and figures inform his exploration of the limits and possibilities of creativity, change, and freedom. Examining this specific relation between two very individual and different authors, Kilgour also explores the forms and meaning of creative imitation. Intertexuality was not only central to the two writers' poetic practices but helped shape their visions of the world. While many critics seek to establish how Milton read Ovid, Kilgour debates the broader question of why does considering how Milton read Ovid matter? How do our readings of this relation change our understanding of both Milton and Ovid; and does it tell us about how traditions are changed and remade through time?
Delphi Complete Works of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (Illustrated)
| Author | : John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester |
| Publisher | : Delphi Classics |
| Total Pages | : 549 |
| Release | : 2014-06-25 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : |
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, was a poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court, whose rakish lifestyle, biting satires and obscene verses established his name as one of the greatest wits of his time. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete works of Rochester, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Rochester's life and works * Concise introduction to the poet and his works * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Rare poems often missed out of collections * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Rochester's rare play LUCINA’S RAPE * Features two bonus biographies, including Gilbert Burnet’s seminal study – immerse yourself in Rochester's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections BRIEF INTRODUCTION: EARL OF ROCHESTER The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Play LUCINA’S RAPE The Biographies THE LIFE OF THE EARL OF ROCHESTER by Dr. Johnson SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JOHN WILMOT, EARL OF ROCHESTER by Gilbert Burnet Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Complete Poems
| Author | : Elizabeth Bishop |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : English poetry |
| ISBN | : 9780701178024 |
A comprehensive edition of one of America's greatest poets, this collection draws from her four published volumes, together with 50 uncollected works and translations of Octavio Paz, Max Jacob and others.
Some Passages in the Life and Death of John, Earl of Rochester
| Author | : Gilbert Burnet |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 1810 |
| Genre | : Great Britain |
| ISBN | : |
