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OverviewRochester and the pursuit of pleasure provides a reading of Rochester's poems, dramatic works, and letters in a biographical context. In doing so, it sheds light on a central vexed issue in Rochester criticism, the relationship of the poet to his speaker. It also reveals that Rochester's work clusters about a central theme, the pursuit of pleasure, a pursuit motivated by a courtship of purity that grew out of Rochester's Christian and God-fearing upbringing. This rhetoric of courtship, in turn, reveals the unity of Rochester's work as the courtier and his various personae try to persuade his audiences, secular and divine, of his worth. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Larry D CarverPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press ISBN: 9781526173676ISBN 10: 1526173670 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 25 June 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLarry Carver is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |