Some Passages in the Life and Death of John, Earl of Rochester
Author : Gilbert Burnet
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 12,43 MB
Release : 1810
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Author : Keith Walker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 27,60 MB
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1118651510
Book Description
Building on the strength of Keith Walker’s acclaimed ThePoems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1984), leading scholarNicholas Fisher presents a thoroughly revised and updated editionof the work of one the greatest Restoration wits. Includes the text of Lucina’s Rape, Rochester’sadaptation of Fletcher’s revenge tragedy Valentinian,in a text that readily identifies Rochester’s revisions Presents the poems in versions that were current duringRochester’s lifetime, allowing the reader to experience thepoems as Rochester’s contemporaries did Incorporates insights and discoveries made over the lasttwenty-five years and texts of manuscripts that previously wereunavailable for study
Delphi Complete Works of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (Illustrated)
Author : John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 41,15 MB
Release : 2014-06-25
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
Book Description
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
The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy
Author : Brian Corman
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 23,77 MB
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1770482997
Book Description
The ten plays in this new collection show both the continuity and the changes in comedy over the course of the Restoration and eighteenth century. Each play includes its original prologue and epilogue, as well as an historical introduction and full annotation. The editor’s Introduction provides a rich historical and literary context for the plays’ composition and production. A glossary of frequently used words likely to be unfamiliar to general readers is also included.
The Cambridge Modern History
Author : George Walter Prothero
Publisher :
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 16,34 MB
Release : 1908
Category : History, Modern
ISBN :
Book Description
Selected Works
Author : Earl of Rochester
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 28,4 MB
Release : 2004-10-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0141915838
Book Description
The brightest star at the court of King Charles II, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647-80), lived a life of reckless debauchery and sexual adventuring that led to his death at the age of thirty-three - 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 - from the bawdy self-portrait in 'The Maimed Debauchee' and the tender passion of 'Absent from thee I languish still' to the comic world-weariness of 'Upon Nothing' and 'A Satyr against Mankind', which mocks human follies. 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.
A Protestant Purgatory
Author : Laurie Throness
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 27,93 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1351961993
Book Description
How did the penitentiary get its name? Why did the English impose long prison sentences? Did class and economic conflict really lie at the heart of their correctional system? In a groundbreaking study that challenges the assumptions of modern criminal justice scholarship, Laurie Throness answers many questions like these by exposing the deep theological roots of the judicial institutions of eighteenth-century Britain. The book offers a scholarly account of the passage of the Penitentiary Act of 1779, combining meticulous attention to detail with a sweeping theological overview of the century prior to the Act. But it is not just an intellectual history. It tells a fascinating story of a broader religious movement, and the people and beliefs that motivated them to create a new institution. The work is original because it relies so completely on original sources. It is mystical because it mingles heavenly with earthly justice. It is authoritative because of its explanatory power. Its anecdotes and insights, poetry and song, provide intriguing glimpses into another era strangely familiar to our own. Of special interest to social and legal historians, criminologists, and theologians, this work will also appeal to a wider audience of those who are interested in Christianity's impact on Western culture and institutions.
Chambers's Encyclopaedia
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 37,11 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN :
Book Description
Catalogue of the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge: Census of printed books
Author : Pepys Library
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 20,59 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781843840046
Book Description
Continuing work on Pepys's library, and recent discoveries, necessitate expansion of the content and entries in the original volumes. This is the first in the Supplementary Series. Pepys's library has been, as he directed, preserved intact at his old Cambridge college since 1724. Between 1978 and 1994 a complete catalogue was published for the first time. The present title, essential to all users of the first volume in that series, N.A. Smith's Printed Books, vastly enhances the range of information available. The short-title arrangement of Printed Books is replaced by a numerical listing which follows the library's shelf-order; many entries have been extended, and where possible updated with reference to new scholarship; the location of MSS and other material treated elsewhere in the catalogue is also indicated, providing for the first time a published conspectus of the whole library. Extensive indexes have been provided for authors and ancillary contributors, subjects, printers and places of publication, and references which reflect Pepys himself and his bibliophilism.Concordances identify the Pepys books covered by STC, Wing, ESTC and other bibliographies. Dr CHARLES KNIGHTON gained his Ph D from Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Earl of Rochester
Author : David Farley-Hills
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 44,98 MB
Release : 2006-09-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1134782713
Book Description
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary repsonses to a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to read the material themselves.
