John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
the poems and Lucina's rape
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Contributions
- Walker, Keith, 1936- - Contributor
- Fisher, Nicholas - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, U.K, England
Language
English
Word Count
65,000 words, Guess
Page Count
260 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Internet Archivejohnwilmotearlro00walk
- ISBN-139781444319002
- ISBN-101444319000
- OCLC Control Number605000780
- Better World Books9781444319002
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25564436M
Classifications
- DDC821/.4
- LCCPR3669.R2 A6 2010eb
- LCCPR3669.R2A6 2010
Description
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 o.
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