A Glance at the English Civil War Period Through Poetry
A Glance at the English Civil War Period Through Poetry by Umut Can Bulut Over the years, art has kept its place as an important indicator to help understand the spirit of a certain time. An artwork, by containing in it intense emotion and unique viewpoints to life, can say a lot that would not be found in a simple account of history. Therefore, studying artworks in their time context can unveil some interesting links between the work and the influential events of the time period. Poetry, being one of the most emotionally expressive art forms, works perfectly in that regard. Thus, using poetry to take a glance at the past is a great way of getting valuable insight into the history, in this case getting insight into the English civil war period. Abraham Cowley, Andrew Marvell, and John Milton were all well-known poets of that time. Therefore, putting their famous works which were written around that time, like Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” or Milton’s Paradise Lost along with Cow