Description: Rochester and the Pursuit of Pleasure by Larry D. Carver Rochester and the pursuit of pleasure provides a reading of Rochesters poems, dramatic works, and letters in a biographical context. It argues that there is a thematic unity--the pursuit of pleasure--underlying his work, that this pursuit is religiously motivated and reflects Rochesters preoccupation with and, finally, acceptance of Christianity. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Rochester and the pursuit of pleasure provides a reading of Rochesters 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 Rochesters work clusters about a central theme, the pursuit of pleasure, a pursuit motivated by a courtship of purity that grew out of Rochesters Christian and God-fearing upbringing. This rhetoric of courtship, in turn, reveals the unity of Rochesters work as the courtier and his various personae try to persuade his audiences, secular and divine, of his worth. Author Biography Larry Carver is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. Table of Contents Introduction1 Interpreting Rochester2 A Ramble in St. Jamess Park: The fall of the well-bred man3 Development of the satirist4 Cripples in their Art: The major satires5 Wise about my owne follyes: Lucinas Rape or the Tragedy of Vallentinian6 The principal Disputant against God and PietyAppendix: Authorship of SodomIndex Details ISBN1526173670 Author Larry D. Carver Publisher Manchester University Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781526173676 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-06-25 Imprint Manchester University Press Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 4 b&w illustrations Audience General UK Release Date 2024-06-25 Pages 280 ISBN-10 1526173670 DEWEY 821.4 AU Release Date 2024-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160099024;
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