by JeremyLamb (Author)
The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. One of the most outrageous luminaries at the court of Charles II, he drank himself to death at the age of 33. This biography examines the nature of Rochester's alcoholism and its effects on the man and his poetry.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 26 Jun 1995
ISBN 10: 0749002913
ISBN 13: 9780749002916