Andrew Marvell (The Oxford Poetry Library) [Paperback]

Andrew Marvell (Author), Frank Kermode (Editor), Keith Walker (Editor)

Book Description

Series: The Oxford Poetry Library | Publication Date: June 2, 1994

Andrew Marvell lived through some of the most momentous events in English history, but his poetry is detached and private, mostly lyrical, strikingly original in its combining of existing traditions, and seemingly untouched for the most part by what was happening around him. He traveled on the continent, worked for the government of Oliver Cromwell, and later acted as a Member of Parliament for Hull after the Restoration of Charles II.
This new selection of Marvell's verse, fully annotated for the student and general reader, includes the political and satiric verses for which he was primarily remembered in the century after his death, but accords pride of place to Marvel's finest achievement--his marvelous lyric poetry.

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"Wonderful: affordable, accessible text. Gently modernized and helpfully but not excessively annotated. The prose is a particular asset."--Richard Duerden, Brigham Young University

"Finally! The poems and The Rehearsal Transpros'd in one edition!"--Phoebe S. Spinrad, Ohio State University

"A good, clear edition, affordably priced."--Robert Watson, UCLA

"The modern spelling and updated explanatory notes...are the major contributions of this edition, which maintains the high standard of the 'Oxford Authors' series. Recommended."--Choice

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; annotated edition edition (June 2, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192822713
• ISBN-13: 978-0192822710
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Collection in Flimsy Paperback, October 28, 2010

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This review is from: Andrew Marvell Eman Poet Lib #25 (Everyman Poetry) (Paperback)

I purchased this collection for a class in which I wrote a paper discussing "Upon Appleton House" and a few of his other poems. Although this was cheap, the paperback is so thin it is more of a pamphlet, and you are probably better off just sourcing these poems from other anthologies, the internet, or even by making photocopies at the library. I can never find this in my bookshelf when I want to, and it is not comprehensive enough of a poetry collection to warrant purchasing it for academic use.