Friday, March 13, 2009

Andrew Marvell (1621-1678)

Andrew Marvell (1621-1628) was an English metaphysical poet and a contemporary of John Donne's.

For the GRE Literature test, associate the following works with Andrew Marvell. Works in bold should be read multiple times before the exam.

1. "To his Coy Mistress"
2. "The Definition of Love"
3. "On Milton's Paradise Lost"
4. The "Mower" poems
-"The Mower, against Gardens"
-"Damon the Mower"
-"The Mower to the Glo-worms"
-"The Mower's Song"
-"The Garden"
5. "An Horatian Ode: Upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland"