Andrew Marvell

Andrew Marvell


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In 1672, with the publication of The Rehearsal Transpros’d, Andrew Marvell (MAWR-vuhl) became a pamphleteer. In this animadversion on the works of Samuel Parker, Marvell vigorously supported King Charles II’s stand in favor of religious toleration. No other work by Marvell was so widely received in his lifetime as this urbane, witty, slashing satire. According to Marvell’s contemporary Gilbert Burnet, “From the King down to the tradesman, his books were read with great pleasure.” Parker’s counterattack quickly engendered Marvell’s...

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