Lord Rochester in the Restoration World

Herausgeber: Augustine, Matthew C.; Zwicker, Steven N.

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Produktbeschreibung

Essays by leading scholars explore the work, life and times of the notorious libertine poet John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9781107670570
• ISBN-10: 1107670578
• Artikelnr.: 48251502

Inhaltsangabe

1. Lord Rochester in the Restoration world: introduction Matthew C. Augustine and Steven N. Zwicker
2. John Wilmot and the writing of 'Rochester' Jonathan Sawday
3. From script to print: marketing Rochester Paul Davis
4. Trading places: Lord Rochester, the Laureate, and the making of literary reputation Matthew C. Augustine
5. Lord Rochester: a life in gossip Steven N. Zwicker
6. Rochester and the satiric underground Nicholas von Maltzahn
7. Rochester, the theatre, and restoration theatricality David Francis Taylor
8. Rochester and the play of values Christopher Tilmouth
9. Sexual and religious libertinism in Restoration England Tim Harris
10. Sex and sovereignty in Rochester's writing Melissa E. Sanchez
11. Rochester, Behn, and Enlightenment liberty Ros Ballaster
12. Unfit to print: Rochester and the poetics of obscenity Tom Jones
13. The perspective of Rochester's letters Nicholas Fisher
14. Rochester and rhyme Tom Lockwood.