John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
The Poems and Lucina's Rape
Keith Walker editor Nicholas Fisher editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:26th Apr '13
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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 over the last twenty-five years and texts of manuscripts that previously were unavailable for study
ISBN: 9781118438794
Dimensions: 246mm x 173mm x 16mm
Weight: 458g
304 pages