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Libertine

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In Restoration Comedy the term is often used to describe a Rake.

The Libertine, play by Molière from the year 1665.

The Libertine, also the title of a play by Thomas Shadwell from 1665.

The Libertine, also also 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.