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BOY WONDERS.(The Libertine)(Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)(Movie Review)
Of the many virtues that unite Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Illinois, the most compelling is the fact that the library of each institution contains a manuscript version of the following poem. It is called "The Wish," and I quote it in full:
Oh, that I could by any chemic art, To sperm convert my spirit and my heart,, That at one thrust I might my soul translate, And in the womb myself regenerate!, There steeped in lust nine months I would remain,, Then boldly fuck my passage back again.
Four aspects of this work immediately spring to mind. First, and most obvious, it renders the lifelong labors of Sigmund Freud almost entirely superfluous. ...
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- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) February 3, 2001 700+ words
...alcoholism and syphilis, Rochester's legend took a surprising...Burnet, the sceptical libertine made a death-bed conversion...Engaging as it is, the Rochester legend has always been...simplistic way to relate Rochester's poetry to his life...to live according to libertine values. In his ...
- UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: The University of Rochester InInternational Theatre...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire November 18, 1999 700+ words
...1999-UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: The University of Rochester International Theatre...Stephen Jeffreys' The Libertine, directed by Mervyn...hilarious play The Libertine will open at 8 p...the University of Rochester's River Campus...
- Interview: John Malkovich - Bawdy good show Johnny; ACTOR JOHN MALKOVICH HAS...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) November 12, 2005 700+ words
...project - because The Libertine, produced by Malkovich...second Earl of Rochester, a notorious 17th...who had played Rochester on stage - to take...himself to The Libertine, which also stars...was formed,The Libertine was one of their...of the Earl of Rochester, the star never...
- 'THE LIBERTINE' IS ALL DARKNESS.(U)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) November 25, 2005 700+ words
...appears in ``The Libertine.'' With all due...Laurence Dunmore, ``The Libertine'' is an oppressive...the second Earl of Rochester, it leaves the impression...the second Earl of Rochester, in ``The Libertine.''
- 'Libertine' immune to Depp's charms.(Movie Review)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 10, 2006 700+ words
...the end of "The Libertine"--playing the...Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, famed Restoration...Malkovich--"The Libertine" ultimately falls apart, just as Rochester does. It's a...the film, if not Rochester's soul. He...to watch "The Libertine," a movie whose...
- The Libertine.(Movie Review)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Felperin, Leslie November 14, 2005 700+ words
...114 MIN. Earl of Rochester Johnny Depp Elizabeth...From the outset, "The Libertine" throws down the gauntlet...Johnny Depp's Earl of Rochester promising the audience...of the second Earl of Rochester, aka John Wilmot...Beauty," even though "Libertine" was written first...
- JOHNNY DEPP'S "LIBERTINE' FINALLY COMES TO THE BIG SCREEN.(Stars)(Movie...
- Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) March 5, 2006 700+ words
...second "Pirates of the Caribbean" film. However, his long-delayed film "The Libertine" is on tap for Friday. Depp portrays the second Earl of Rochester, a wily and talented rogue who lived his short life as a troublemaker, genius and...
- Impressive `Libertine' Raises Thorny Modern Questions
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times HEDY WEISS February 26, 1996 700+ words
...more impressive. "The Libertine" arrives on the heels...the second earl of Rochester - portrayed with decomposing...Barford as Tom Alcock, Rochester's serving man; by...succeeds by appropriating Rochester's life; by Marc Vann...force of balance. "The Libertine" deals with classic...
