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This reference guide provides a comprehensive exploration of the works and life of Andrew Marvell, the 17th-century English poet and political satirist. It is a compendium of useful information for any reader of Marvell, especially the reader who requires information that is usually not easily accessible to the non-specialist reader. Citations, a bibliography, and suggestions for further research direct and enhance the coverage, and a chronology presents an overview of Marvell's life and works.
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This reference guide provides a comprehensive exploration of the works and life of this much-studied 17th-century English poet and political satirist. It is a compendium of useful information for any reader of Marvell, especially the reader who requires information that is usually not easily accessible to the non-specialist. Citations, a bibliography, and suggestions for further research direct and enhance the coverage, and a chronology presents an overview of Marvell's life and works. The major portion of the volume is a dictionary of alphabetically arranged entries that identify:
important persons and places linked with Marvell's life and works; characters, allusions, ideas, and concepts in his work and his historical period; words and phrases of particular importance in the texts or which might pose particular problems to the modern reader; numerous cross references help orient the reader throughout. The format has been designed for maximum clarity and ease of reading; modern spelling and punctuation are used; other works or writers that were relevant to or had influence on Marvell; literary terms important to Marvell's work. Bibliography