Robert Herrick and Andrew Marvell are two famous poets who have several things in common regarding their way of writing; Andrew Marvell is an English poet, a clergyman and a parliamentarian, he was concerned with politics for a very long time, also, Marvell was called a nature poet and he was one of the best metaphysical poets. Even though Marvell wrote less than some other famous poets like Donne and Jonson, his range was greater, “as he claimed, both the private worlds of love and religion and the public worlds of political and satiric poetry and prose, his overriding concern with art, his elegant, well-crafted, limped style and the cool balance and reserve of some poems align him with Jonson.” The Norton Anthology, p1789. Robert Herrick
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The two poems that will be discussed in this research in terms of the new themes are “Corinna’s Going A Maying” by Robert Herrick and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell, “Corinna’s Going A Maying” is briefly about a man who is trying to convince his lover to go out and celebrate the spring season at the begging of May, and this was a tradition in England back then. He was trying to hurry up his lover by telling her how it is already beautiful outside, the weather is spectacular and everyone is celebrating and enjoying the festival while she is still in bed, he want to enjoy their time while they are still young and …show more content…
There are several famous rituals back then, the most significant one is the celebration of spring and the month of May, where people go out and enjoy the spectacular weather and activities to celebrate the spring season.
“Till you come forth. Wash, dress, be brief in praying:
Few beads are best when once we go a-Maying” The Norton Anthology p.1761
The lines above shows the importance of the celebration of May back then in England, and that it is as religious as saying your beads or your prayers.
Also, another famous ritual is the Maypole dance, which is a dance performed by people to celebrate spring, which is mostly during the month of May. The other ritual is the goddess of fertility, this does not only refers to the fertility of plants or growth of plants, but also refers to the growth of humans, because many marriages happens at that time of the year, which is the month of May, and this ritual is pagan but not
The two poems that will be discussed in this research in terms of the new themes are “Corinna’s Going A Maying” by Robert Herrick and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell, “Corinna’s Going A Maying” is briefly about a man who is trying to convince his lover to go out and celebrate the spring season at the begging of May, and this was a tradition in England back then. He was trying to hurry up his lover by telling her how it is already beautiful outside, the weather is spectacular and everyone is celebrating and enjoying the festival while she is still in bed, he want to enjoy their time while they are still young and …show more content…
There are several famous rituals back then, the most significant one is the celebration of spring and the month of May, where people go out and enjoy the spectacular weather and activities to celebrate the spring season.
“Till you come forth. Wash, dress, be brief in praying:
Few beads are best when once we go a-Maying” The Norton Anthology p.1761
The lines above shows the importance of the celebration of May back then in England, and that it is as religious as saying your beads or your prayers.
Also, another famous ritual is the Maypole dance, which is a dance performed by people to celebrate spring, which is mostly during the month of May. The other ritual is the goddess of fertility, this does not only refers to the fertility of plants or growth of plants, but also refers to the growth of humans, because many marriages happens at that time of the year, which is the month of May, and this ritual is pagan but not