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These scholarly volumes of key English poets are now to be published in paperback editions, aimed at a student budget. Each volume provides full annotation to the poems, giving detailed historical and critical comment and are the most complete and comprehensive editions available for students of English Literature.
Synopsis
Little known as a poet in his own time, Andrew Marvell (1621-78) was a patriotic politician and champion of religious toleration during the Restoration. This book presents his poetry, accompanied by annotations giving a record of literary, philosophical and theological analogues and allusions. It also addresses the local points of interpretation.