The Complete Poems

Rochester, Earl Of; Wilmot, John

ISBN 10: 0300097131 / ISBN 13: 9780300097139

Published by Yale University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Poems
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300097131
• ISBN 13: 9780300097139
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

David M. Vieth was professor of English at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.