{"product_id":"9781118438794","title":"John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester The Poems and Lucina's Rape","description":"\u003ch1\u003eJohn Wilmot, Earl of Rochester\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Poems and Lucina's Rape\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKeith Walker | Nicholas Fisher\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuilding on the strength of Keith Walker’s acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), leading scholar Nicholas Fisher presents a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the work of one the greatest Restoration wits.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes the text of Lucina’s Rape, Rochester’s adaptation of Fletcher’s revenge tragedy \u003ci\u003eValentinian,\u003c\/i\u003e in a text that readily identifies Rochester’s revisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the poems in versions that were current during Rochester’s lifetime, allowing the reader to experience the poems as Rochester’s contemporaries did\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates insights and discoveries made over the last twenty-five years and texts of manuscripts that previously were unavailable for study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNicholas Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate research fellow at the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London. He has co-edited a performing edition of the early settings of Rochester’s songs, \u003ci\u003eSongs to Phillis\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and has edited a collection of essays on the poet, \u003ci\u003eThat Second Bottle\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).  He is currently completing a bibliography of the printed editions of Rochester's work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKeith Walker\u003c\/b\u003e taught at University College, London from 1966 to 1996. Over the course of his notable career he produced distinguished editions of the works of many of the major Restoration and Eighteenth-Century writers, including The Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1984), on which this new edition is based.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 May 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118438794\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378915963020,"sku":"9781118438794","price":41.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118438794.jpg?v=1780185780","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118438794","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}