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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.
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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).
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 admired for his deathbed performance, was the cynosure of the libertine wits of Restoration England.
Jul 22, 2024 · John Wilmot, 2nd earl of Rochester (born April 1, 1647, Ditchley Manor House, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died July 26, 1680, Woodstock, Eng.) 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.
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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 ...
