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Marvell’s Green Thought(s): The Paradoxes of Marvell’s Nature Poetry

Marvell’s Green Thought(s): The Paradoxes of Marvell’s Nature Poetry AbstractThis paper interprets the “green” poetry of Andrew Marvell (1621-1678). It discusses the main features of the Renaissance pastoral, especially the standard elements of the genre and its ethical aspects. Methodologically, it combines ecocritical reading with the philosophical concepts of harmony, based on Pythagorean harmonic lore. It shows the paradoxes of Marvell’s treatment of the pastoral, especially the dramatic contrast between the meditative and comforting aspect of the pastoral genre and the impossibility of reconciling the harmonious ethos of the natural world with the plagues of human love and its finality. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Prague Journal of English Studies de Gruyter

Marvell’s Green Thought(s): The Paradoxes of Marvell’s Nature Poetry

Prague Journal of English Studies , Volume 7 (1): 17 – Jul 1, 2018

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
© 2018 Tomáš Jajtner, published by Sciendo
eISSN
2336-2685
DOI
10.1515/pjes-2018-0001
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Abstract

AbstractThis paper interprets the “green” poetry of Andrew Marvell (1621-1678). It discusses the main features of the Renaissance pastoral, especially the standard elements of the genre and its ethical aspects. Methodologically, it combines ecocritical reading with the philosophical concepts of harmony, based on Pythagorean harmonic lore. It shows the paradoxes of Marvell’s treatment of the pastoral, especially the dramatic contrast between the meditative and comforting aspect of the pastoral genre and the impossibility of reconciling the harmonious ethos of the natural world with the plagues of human love and its finality.

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Prague Journal of English Studiesde Gruyter

Published: Jul 1, 2018

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