John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester (1647-80), was a leading member of the group of 'court wits' surrounding Charles II. One of the wittiest and most sexually explicit poets in English, his poems circulated principally in manuscript, which makes the tracing of their transmissional history a peculiarly difficult task. In this long-awaited edition, Harold Love, one of the leading scholars of seventeenth-century manuscript circulation, presents a scholarly text based on detailed examination of the manuscripts, with full ...
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John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester (1647-80), was a leading member of the group of 'court wits' surrounding Charles II. One of the wittiest and most sexually explicit poets in English, his poems circulated principally in manuscript, which makes the tracing of their transmissional history a peculiarly difficult task. In this long-awaited edition, Harold Love, one of the leading scholars of seventeenth-century manuscript circulation, presents a scholarly text based on detailed examination of the manuscripts, with full textual and explanatory notes. It will be an important contribution to the study of manuscript publication as well as a vital resource for all students of Rochester.
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Add this copy of The Works of John Wilmot Earl of Rochester to cart. $257.00, very good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Oxford University Press.
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Book. Octavo, xlvii, 712 pages. In Very Good plus condition. Bound in full blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. Very minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Pencil annotations scattered throughout. From the library of Ronald Paulson, leading expert on William Hogarth and former professor of English literature at Yale and Johns Hopkins. Shelved in Room A. 1389625. Special Collections.
