‘Upon Appleton House’ is an example of a ‘country house poem’. Andrew Marvell (1621-78) wrote the poem for Thomas Fairfax, the father of the girl he was tutoring in the early 1650s, just after the end of the English Civil War, and the poem reflects many of the contemporary political […]
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A Short Analysis of Andrew Marvell’s ‘The Garden’
By Dr Oliver Tearle ‘The Garden’ is one of Andrew Marvell’s most famous poems, and takes the form of a meditation in a garden; this setting has led critics to interpret the poem as a response to the original biblical garden, Eden, while other commentators have understood the poem as […]
A Short Analysis of Andrew Marvell’s ‘The Coronet’
A summary of a classic Marvell poem ‘The Coronet’ is a poem by the English Metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell (1621-78). In this post, we offer a brief summary and analysis of ‘The Coronet’, focusing on its language and meaning and suggesting some ways of interpreting this challenging poem. The Coronet […]
10 of the Best Andrew Marvell Poems Everyone Should Read
The greatest Marvell poems selected by Dr Oliver Tearle Andrew Marvell (1621-78) is widely regarded as one of the greatest English poets of the seventeenth century. His work is often associated with the Metaphysical Poets. But which are Marvell’s best poems? Below we’ve selected ten of Andrew Marvell’s most famous […]
A Short Analysis of Andrew Marvell’s ‘To His Coy Mistress’
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘To His Coy Mistress’ is one of the most famous poems of the seventeenth century, and probably the most famous poem Andrew Marvell (1621-78) ever wrote. It’s a classic seduction poem, which sees Marvell endeavouring to persuade his would-be lover, or ‘mistress’, to go […]