"To His Coy Mistress" ( Andrew Marvell )

Paper Summary:

Andrew Marvell was one of the so-called metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century, a title conferred on a group of poets with certain similar approaches by Herbert Grierson and T.S. Eliot. Eliot himself notes that "[n]ot only is it extremely difficult to define metaphysical poetry, but difficult to decide what poets practice it and in which of their verses" (Eliot 23).

From the Paper:

"Andrew Marvell was one of the so-called metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century, a title conferred on a group of poets with certain similar approaches by Herbert Grierson and T.S. Eliot. Eliot himself notes that "[n]ot only is it extremely difficult to define metaphysical poetry, but difficult to decide what poets practice it and in which of their verses" (Eliot 23). Grierson offers a definition when he states that metaphysical poetry is poetry which "has been inspired by a philosophical conception of the universe and the role assigned to the human spirit in the great drama of existence" (Grierson 3).

"To His Coy Mistress" is a poem of seduction offered as an argument directed at the lady of the title. Now, he offers an argument as to why she should submit to him, and he uses an extended metaphor to describe the life-cycle, to show how short ..."

More papers on "To His Coy Mistress" ( Andrew Marvell ):

• Analytical Essay # 60736 : "A & P" and "To His Coy Mistress"
• Analytical Essay # 123614 : "'To His Coy Mistress' and Perspectives"
• Analytical Essay # 58499 : "Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: