Selected poems
"To His Coy Mistress" and Other Poems
✍ Scribed by Andrew Marvell
- Book ID
- 111148298
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 69 KB
- Series
- Dover Thrift Editions
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780486295442
- ASIN
- B01JNN9M7G
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
One of the greatest of the metaphysical poets, Andrew Marvell (1621–78) was also among the most eclectic. His lyrics, love poems, satires, and religious and political verse display a remarkable range of styles and ideas that make him one of the most interesting and rewarding poets to study. In addition to their complexity and intellectual rigor, Marvell's poems abound in captivating language and imagery.
This collection includes such masterpieces as "To His Coy Mistress," "The Definition of Love," "The Garden," "The Coronet," "A Dialogue Between the Soul and the Body," "On a Drop of Dew," "An Horatian Ode Upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland," "Upon Appleton House," and many others. Ideal for use in English literature courses, high school to college, this volume will appeal to poetry lovers everywhere.
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