Beschreibung
This work provides a comprehensive account of the life and writings of Andrew Marvell (1621-78), as well as the reception of his work in the century after his death. A much-loved poet, a compelling controversialist, and once famous as a member of Parliament, Marvell's intersecting careers are here explored in detail. His biography is transformed with wide reference to print and manuscript sources, many of which are described for the first time in this useful resource for any student, historian, literary scholar or general reader interested in the life and works of this great writer.
Autorenporträt
NICHOLAS VON MALTZAHN is a Professor of English at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His publications include an edition of Marvell's An Account of the Growth of Popery and Arbitrary Government for The Prose Works of Andrew Marvell (2003); the monograph Milton's History of Britain: Republican Historiography in the English Revolution (1991); and studies of Milton, Marvell and their contemporaries, and the reception of their works.
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