Product Description

Marvell lived through the English civil war. In witty, delicate poems he tried to reconcile opposites, to understand difference and pardox

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #227510 in Books
• Published on: 1997-03-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 111 pages

Customer Reviews

Had We But World Enough and Time ...
This book contains practically all of Marvell's poetry and has an interesting foreword but it has no notes which would be really useful! Also the books are too small to make notes in, my English class are using separate A4 sheets to annotate the poems, which seems a bit pointless. Good for somebody who just wants to enjoy rich, descriptive poetry, but not a great copy for students.

Clear edition and good poetry, if not slightly silly.
Put it this way: 'Wit and ambiguity are both central concepts in Marvell's poetry. Discuss' was the exam question this year on Andrew Marvell's poetry (A Level English Lit). Marvell's imagery is thorough and very decorative but can seem a bit silly sometimes. This edition comes with line numbers and a contents page, not many contextual notes though. But its cheap! And students love cheap books right? :)