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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 – 26 July 1680) was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court, who reacted against the "spiritual authoritarianism" of the Puritan era.
Jun 17, 2020 · If one were to compile a list of the most outrageous, scandalous, and provocative poets in all of English literature, one name would have to lead all the rest: John Wilmot, 2 nd Earl of Rochester (1647-80).
I've outswilled Bacchus, sworn of my own make. Oaths would fright Furies, and make Pluto quake; I've swived more whores more ways than Sodom's. John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester and Baron of Adderbury in England, Viscount Athlone in Ireland, infamous in his time for his life and works and….
John Wilmot, 2nd earl of Rochester was a court wit and poet who helped establish English satiric poetry. Wilmot succeeded his father to the earldom in 1658, and he received his M.A. at Oxford in 1661.
John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester, was a prominent figure in Restoration England, known for his satirical and often scandalous poetry. Rochester's work embodies the spirit of the era, marked by a resurgence of wit, libertinism, and a rejection of Puritanical morality.
Apr 11, 2018 · Creature of the court, royalist and fop, dandy and dilettante, John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester, knew how to scandalize with verse.
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, a leading wit at Charles II’s court during the Restoration era, was born on April 1, 1647, at Ditchley Manor House in Oxfordshire, England, to Henry, Lord Wilmot, and his wife Anne St. John. Wilmot created the position of Earl of Rochester in 1652, a year after helping Charles II escape to France when the ...
John Wilmot was born in 1647, the son of Henry Wilmot, a celebrated Royalist who had led the cavalry at the Battle of Edgehill. Henry helped the young Prince Charles escape to France after the disastrous Royalist defeat at the Battle of Worcester.
(National Portrait Gallery, London) John Wilmot, the second earl of Rochester (and therefore traditionally referred to as “Rochester”) was the most famous--and notorious— writer of the Restoration period in Britain. A poet and dramatist, Rochester became as well known for the scandalous life he led as for his writing.
Sep 20, 2012 · John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester, was in his own time and remains to this day the most notorious of the poets and dramatists who wrote during Charles II’s reign. He was the author of one theatrical adaptation and barely more than seventy-five poems (many of them short lyrics, occasional pieces, and obscene lampoons), and it has ...
