Rochester and the Pursuit of Pleasure

Manchester University Press

Rochester and the Pursuit of Pleasure\nby Larry D Carver\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Larry D Carver\nTitle: Rochester and the Pursuit of Pleasure\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nPublisher: Manchester University Press\nPublication year: 2024\nISBN-13: 9781526173676\nISBN-10: 1526173670\nRRP: \u00A385.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nRochester and the pursuit of pleasure provides a reading of Rochester's 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 Rochester's preoccupation with and, finally, acceptance of Christianity. --.