A Profane Wit
The Life Of John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester
by James William Johnson
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Univ of Rochester Pr |
Date 2004 |
Price $29.70 |
 New |
Publisher Notes
SUPERANNO Of the glittering, licentious court around King Charles II, John Wilmot the second Earl of Rochester was the most notorious. Libertine, profane, promiscuous, he shocked his pious contemporaries with his doubts about religion and his blunt sexual and satiric verses. This account of Rochester provides the facts behind his legendary reputation as a rake and his deathbed repentance. Johnny Depp will be starring as John Wilmot in the Miramax movie The Libertine, which comes out this autumn.
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