{"product_id":"the-poems-of-andrew-marvell-9781405832830","title":"The Poems of Andrew Marvell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle known as a poet in his own time, Andrew Marvell (1621-78) was a patriotic politician and champion of religious toleration during the Restoration. Although long celebrated for the great love lyric, \u003cem\u003eTo His Coy Mistress\u003c\/em\u003e, the last century has seen his wider reputation as a poet grow significantly, as readers have acclaimed not only his technical excellence, but the appeal of his verse to such themes as poetry and politics, alternative sexualities and the criticism of violent persecution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNigel Smith presents an authoritative text of Marvell's poetry, accompanied by extensive annotations giving an unprecedented record of literary, philosophical and theological analogues and allusions. Local points of interpretation are addressed - using the many hundreds of publications devoted to Marvell's life and works - and Marvell's canon is re-appraised: some poems considered dubious hitherto are added, and others excluded. In a headnote to each poem, the reader will find the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The more I read, the more fascinating it became... the poems now move with even more life than they did before. If you've ever been impressed by the beauty, intelligence and sly mystery of Marvell's work, you're really going to have to get this.\" - \u003ci\u003eNicholas Lezzard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His commentary is in many ways the best available on Marvell…On sources, Smith is highly informative...\" - \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e...detailed notes and careful annotations are of high order and form a scholarship of which any editor and publisher can be justly proud.\" - \u003cem\u003eContemporary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You could not get a more learned edition... Masterly introduction to each poem\" -\u003cem\u003eAN Wilson in The Telegraph, 16 October 2006\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote by the General Editors Introduction Acknowledgements Chronological Table of Marvell's Life and Chief Publications\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePoems 1. \u003c\/strong\u003ePoems Published in Print Before 1650 2. Miscellaneous Poems (1681) 3. The Mower Poems 4. Ambassador from the Protector to the Queen of Sweden 5. The Advice-to-a-Painter and Associated Poems 6. Verse Satires from the 1670s \u003cem\u003eAppendices Bibliography of References Cited Index of Titles and First Lines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019786781015,"sku":"9781405832830","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405832830.jpg?v=1750781264","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-poems-of-andrew-marvell-9781405832830","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}