Category: Andrew Marvell

Andrew Marvell (16211678) was an English poet, satirist, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period, he was a colleague and friend of John Milton (1608-1674). His poetry shows many of the qualities that are associated with what has come to be known…

Andrew Marvell is surely the single most compelling embodiment of the change that came over English society and letters in the course of the 17th century. In an era that makes a better claim than most upon the familiar term transitional, Marvell wrote a varied array of exquisite lyrics that blend Cavalier grace with Metaphysical…

The Definition of Love is a poem by Andrew Marvell (1621-78), an English poet who lived in Hull and whose work is closely associated with the Metaphysical Poets of the seventeenth century. In this post we offer a short summary and analysis of The Definition of Love, paying particular attention to its language, meaning, and…

In this assignment, I will compare The Otter by Seamus Heaney (page 191-2 in The Faber Book of Beasts) to The Mower to the Glow-Worms by Andrew Marvell (page 159 in The Faber Book of Beasts) and explore the ways in which these poets write about animals. The Otter is a twentieth century poem and…

The Faber Book of Beasts, (Muldoon, 1997) is an anthology of poems based around the theme of animals. Muldoon has created this anthology around the opinion that these poems are a selection of the best animal poems, (Muldoon, 1997). The two poems that will be discussed, The Otter, (Heaney, 1997) and The Mower to the…

This essay will show how the tradition of animal poetry is present in both The Otter by Seamus Heaney and The Mower to the Glow-worms by Andrew Marvell. This essay will portray this by comparing and contrasting the poetic techniques used in these poems. Firstly, Heaneys poem is what one would call free verse as…

Andrew Marvell was a renowned Metaphysical poet, politician, and satirist. He was the son of a clergyman and was born in Winestead-in- Holderness. He was a tutor to the daughter of Lord Fairfax and wrote the best poems during this season. Marvell was a friend of Milton and protected him from the royals. He was…

Introduction: In 17th century a new sensation atmosphere of spirituality was blowing in the history of English Literature that was none but Metaphysical Poems by Metaphysical poets. They shook the Literary world to give immortality to philosophy and spiritual love in the name of Metaphysical. This term is related to metaphysics, derived from the Greek…