The Erotic Pleasure of Genre's Restraints in Andrew Marvell's Upon Appleton House.

This article explores how Andrew Marvell figures the relationship between genre and creativity in his poetry, countering a critical tendency to read Upon Appleton House as subverting the country house poem. I position the poem alongside other examples of its genre from Aemelia Lanyer, Ben Jonson, Ro...

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Published in:	Studies in Philology Vol. 123; no. 1; pp. 58 - 87
Main Author:	Carges, Henry
Format:	Poetry Review
Published:	University of North Carolina Press Winter2026
Subjects:	Upon Appleton House (Poem) Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678 17th century English poetry Early modern English poetry Poetry (Literary form) Creative ability Themes in poetry 17th century (Literary period)
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