ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Marvell, (born March 31, 1621, Winestead, Yorkshire, England-died August 18, 1678, London), English poet whose political reputation overshadowed that of his poetry until the 20th century. He is now considered to be one of the best Metaphysical poets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Marvell (/ˈmɑːrvəl, mɑːrˈvɛl/; 31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend of John Milton.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Commonwealth period, he was a close friend of John Milton, who helped him find employment in the Cromwell government. Some of Marvell’s most famous poems are “To His Coy Mistress”, “The Garden” and “An Horatian Ode”, as well as his political satires “Flecknoe” and “The Character of Holland”.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marvell is popular for writing political satire (the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in exposing and denouncing immoral behavior) and lyrical verse. There is not a lot of information about Andrew Marvell’s life after he left college; however, some of his early life is known.

Detailed explanation-5: -characteristics of complexity, intellectual tone, abundance of subtle wit, fusion of thought and feeling, colloquial argumentative tone, witty and fantastic conceits, scholarly allusions, dramatic tone and philosophic or reflective element.