Hi, everyone! We have a lot on our plates tomorrow Marvell-wise: the Mower poems, and perhaps a return to "Upon Appleton House." But tomorrow is also the last day of our 9-week overview of 17th-century poetry, so take a moment to skim back over your notes, revisit some older poems, and develop some general ideas about this body of writing.
Are there any central conflicts, struggles, or preoccupations that seem to hold this diverse group of poems together as a coherent group?
What are the primary conversations taking place in seventeenth century poetry?
If you were to tell a little two-minute story about 17th-century English poetry (if, say, someone were to put you on the spot and force you to [ahem]), what would it sound like?
We should leave some time to talk about this stuff.
