Talk:Andrew Marvell
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This from a page redirected here, might provide material for additions. Charles Matthews 12:37, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Andrew Marvell lived in hull as a boy. He then represented this town as an MP for nearly twenty years. Born in 1621, he was brutally murdered in 1678 by his lover, Marie Pinter. We can see refrences to his life experiences, in the poem 'TO HIS COY MISTRESS', which was written in the 17th century. This, aided by his love of life, helped him and his fellow poets write many master pieces, such as 'NIGHT' and 'ODE TO AUTUMN'. These are just a few examples of his magnificent work. Marvell tended to contemplate the Jewish religion. An extract from his novel 'AFTER THE NIGHTINGALE HAS FLED' shows this clearly to the reader. 'And you should, if you please, refuse Till the conversion of the Jews. My vegetable love should grow Vaster than empires, and more slow.' We know that this is impossible, and it also relates to the end of time, which shows his loss for his mother, Casandra Marvell, who died at the tender age of 29, leaving Marvell a young 7 year old.
As someone who (a) feels he knows at least something about Marvell and (b) contributed to the Wikipedia article on the same, I must say that the above paragraph strikes me as extraordinary crankish and inaccurate. Hydrotaphia 20:18, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Well it certainly made me laugh! [[User:Paul Tracy|Paul Tracy/talk]]
im sure someone who knows more about marvell could contribute here... thuglastalk|edits 16:07, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
I'll think you will find the quote "Till the conversion of the jews" is actually from "To his coy mistress"
