John Wilmot, the notorious Earl of Rochester, was the darling of the polished, profligate court of Charles II. One of the finest poets of the Restoration, patron to important playwrights, model for co
"If I by miracle can beThis livelong minute true to thee'Tis all that heav'n allows."The Earl of Rochester was England's first celebrity poet, a man who epitomized the theatricality, licentiousness, a
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While living a life of reckless debauchery and sexual adventuring, Rochester produced comic verse, scurrilous satires, and highly explicit erotica. His Selected Works, edited by Frank H. Ellis and now
This study of the treatment of gender in the TV show Mad Men uses techniques of literary analysis and ideas from feminist and non-feminist discourses on women’s work. The book begins with historical b
Now available in paperback! This book is the second in a series of essay collections on defences in private law. It addresses defences to liability arising in unjust enrichment. The essays are written
This book examines treatment of gender in the award-winning AMC drama series Mad Men, which authentically depicts changes in men’s and women’s roles during the 1960s. The authors delve into female cha
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