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''The Libertine'' is also the title of a play by Thomas Shadwell also from 1665. | ''The Libertine'' is also the title of a play by Thomas Shadwell also from 1665. | ||
It is also the title of a play by Stephen Jeffreys (first performed in 1994) and the title of a movie starring Johnny Depp from 2004. Both deal with the life and times of [[John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester]]. | It is also the title of a play by Stephen Jeffreys (first performed in 1994) and the title of a movie starring Johnny Depp from 2004. Both deal with the life and times of [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester|John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester]]. | ||
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A Libertine by definition is a man who "refuses to accept current beliefs and desires to free himself from the bonds of Christian doctrine" (WEBER: page??)
In Restoration Comedy the term is often used to describe a Rake.
The Libertine is also the name of a play by Molière from the year 1665.
The Libertine is also the title of a play by Thomas Shadwell also from 1665.
It is also the title of a play by Stephen Jeffreys (first performed in 1994) and the title of a movie starring Johnny Depp from 2004. Both deal with the life and times of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.
Sources
Weber, Harold. The Restoration Rake-Hero. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1986.