Series Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts Twaynes United States Authors, English Authors , and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly ...
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Series Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts Twaynes United States Authors, English Authors , and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume features: A critical, interpretive study and explication of the authors works A brief biography of the author An accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author Aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography, and an index A readable style presented in a manageable length
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Like New. Size: 8x5x0; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xii, 187 pages; 22 cm. "Andrew Marvell Revisited is a comprehensive critical study that focuses on the style and themes found in Marvell's works. In nine chapters, author Thomas Wheeler covers Marvell's life and work, placing his writings within the larger context of seventeenth-century literary and political issues. The book begins with an overview of Marvell's life, then presents a thorough analysis of his personal poems, private poems, satirical and political poems, and masterpieces such as 'To his Coy Mistress, ' 'Upon Appleton House, ' and 'The Garden. ' The concluding chapter focuses on Marvell's changing reputation through more than three centuries of scholarship."-Twayne Publishers.
