The Cult of Pornographic Prose in The Libertine (2004)

*contains spoilers Who was Lord Rochester (1647-80 venereal disease, liver disease and kidney failure), the main character of the Restoration set historical movie The Libertine? Played by Johnny Depp (1963-), who is near perfect in the role, his name was John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester… He died prematurely and his works, despite being of…
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