After attending Trinity College, Cambridge, Marvell went on the Grand Tour; while England was embroiled in a civil war from 1642 to 1647, Marvell was on the continent. After returning, he worked as tutor to the daughter of Thomas Fairfax, who had recently given command of the Parliamentary army to Oliver Cromwell. In 1657, Marvell joined Milton, who by that time had lost his sight, in the post of Latin secretary to Cromwell's Council of State. In 1659 he was elected to Parliament from his hometown of Hull in Yorkshire; in 1660 the monarchy was restored. His political maneuvering must have been skillful, because he not only avoided all punishment for his cooperation with republicanism but helped convince the government of Charles II not to execute John Milton for his antimonarchical writings and revolutionary activities. (Marvell also contributed an eloquent prefatory poem to the second edition of Paradise Lost.)
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Andrew Marvell - Article by T.S. Eliot on the occasion of Marvell's tercentenary explores the way in which Marvell's wit exemplifies his century. [The Times Literary Supplement]
Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) - An extensive collection of works by Andrew Marvell, the metaphysical poet. Also includes a biography, a timeline, essays, and other resources. At luminarium.org.
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Marvell's Dialogized Nymph - Examines the complex of concepts in The Nymph Complaining for the Death of Her Faun, itself a blend of genres using mythological overtones. [Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900]
Marvell, Andrew - Short article from the Hutchinson Encyclopaedia includes portraits of the poet and satirist.
Peter Monamy Index: Andrew Marvell - Quotes from and about the poet and his circle. Special attention to his political leanings. Portraits, annotated bibliography.
The Andrew Marvell Society - Nonprofit organization promotes interest in the seventeenth-century poet, controversialist, and Member of Parliament. Members, activities, how to join.
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