ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -His personal life added to these problems. One of the issues was his eyesight, which he lost completely by 1652. Consequently, a lot of his official work and the actual writing were done by helpers. Therefore, he wrote Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained with the help of his daughters and friends.

Detailed explanation-3: -Having gone blind in 1652, Milton wrote Paradise Lost entirely through dictation with the help of amanuenses and friends.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was saved by the intercession of major cultural figures, including Andrew Marvell. With the restoration of Charles II in 1660, Milton thereafter prudently devoted himself to his poetry. Paradise Lost was published in 1667, followed by Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes in 1671.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indeed, the liberal, rationalistic tenor of Marvell’s religious utterances in later life may owe something to the influence of Benjamin Whichcote, who in 1636 as lecturer at Trinity Church began to lay the foundation for the latitudinarian strain that was so important in the Church of England after the Restoration.