Topic > Robert Herrick and Andrew Marvel - 1125

Poetry has been a way of expressing oneself for centuries. Poets like Shakespeare and Edgar Alan Poe are known throughout the world, but there are established poets who are not as well known. Two poets in particular are Robert Herrick, the writer of “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time,” and Andrew Marvell, the writer of “To His Coy Mistress.” This article will inform you about the life events of these men, summaries of these poems, and professional criticism written on the poems. According to EBSCO, Robert Herrick was born in London in the year 1591 (par. 1). As a child he spent most of his time in Hampton and became an apprentice to his uncle who was a jeweler to the king (par. 1). He graduated from Cambridge and soon after, in 1627, took orders and became a chaplain (par. 1). Two years later he resided in Devonshire until 1647 when he was expelled for political reasons (par. 1). However, he was allowed to return in 1662 and remained there until his death in 1674 (par. 1). Most of Herrick's work was in the Hesperides (par. 1). This also contained his Noble Numbers, which are religious poems (par. 1). Some of his poems contained in the Hesperides are “The Subject of His Book,” “On the Loss of His Mistresses,” “The Vine,” and “Delight in Disorder” (par. 1). “To the Virgins, to gain time” mainly means seizing the moment and not letting time pass. Lines one to four talk about picking flowers before they die because time will continue to pass. Lines five to eight are about the sun rising and setting every day. Next, in lines nine to twelve, the writer talks about how the initial years of life are the best years but as time passes, age will follow L……. half of the sheet......yes.do?&id=GALE%7CH1420037682&v=2.1&u=txshracd2561&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=wMarvell, Andrew. "To His Coy Mistresses." Greenblatt. New York: New York, 2006. 1703-1704. Print. Perkins, Wendy. Critical essay on "To the Virgins, to Buy Much Time." Literary Resource Center. 20 July 2011. http://97.77 .112.4:2059/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CH1420037683&v=2.1&u=txshracd2561&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=wProQuest Biographies. Marvell, Andrea, 1621-1678. ProQuest, 2006. Web. 24 July 2011. http://97.77.112.4:2090/critRef/displayItemById.do?QueryType=reference&forAuthor=1407&BackTo=Author%20Page&ItemID=bio1407%20pqllit_ref_libReiff, Raychel Haugrud. "To His Demure Lover" by Marvell. Literary Resource Center. 2008. Network. 20 July 2011.http://97.77.112.4:2059/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CH1420081728&v=2.1&u=txshracd2561&it=r&p=LitRC&sw=w