Communication from July 15th, 2025 Greetings Marvellians, Happy summer to all. I write to let you know that the update for the Andrew Marvell Society website is now complete. On the revised website, you will find news of recent and upcoming events, a helpful list of categorized recent publications from 2024-25 related to Marvell, and … Read more
Communication from June 6th, 2025 Greetings Marvellians, I write as a follow-up to last week’s email with our Call for Papers for RSA San Francisco 2026. As usual, we will be running four panels at RSA, three topic-specific panels and a fourth that will serve as an open session. Below are the topics that the … Read more
Communication from May 30th, 2025 Greetings Marvellians, I write as the summer is just getting underway to provide updates on recent and upcoming happenings associated with the Society. We will have a busy 2025-26 academic year and are excited about some new events, both confirmed and potential, on the horizon. We are especially excited about … Read more
Communication from March 27th, 2025 Greetings Marvellians, I write upon return from Boston and our annual trip to the RSA. We had four fantastic panels stretched across three days, with a fifth bonus session on Milton and Marvell that served as a wonderful tribute to Nick von Maltzahn. Nick has been such an important and … Read more
Communication from March 15th, 2025 Greetings Marvellians, I write as we approach our meeting in Boston at the combined RSA/SAA Conference to remind everyone of our slate of events for next weekend. We are excited about the range of papers and panels that we are offering and anticipate a lively conversation through the conferences’ three … Read more
Communication from January 30th, 2025 Greetings Marvellians, I hope that the new year and new semesters finds everyone well even amidst what are, at the least, somewhat chaotic times. I write with several updates on upcoming events and calls related to the Society. My apologies for putting so much information in one email, but I … Read more
Communication from October 23rd, 2024 Hello everyone, I write unfortunately to share the sad news of Warren Chernaik’s passing at the age of 92, after a period of ill health. He will be remembered by many as an inspirational teacher, enthusiastic reader, and continuous student of Marvell and Milton. He has left us, but his … Read more
The executive committee requests that all members complete a short survey on some important issues facing the society. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has prevented the Marvell Society from meeting in person since SCRC 2019 and which has also brought to the fore key issues of engagement, sustainability, and inclusiveness, the Executive … Read more
The John M. Wallace Award for 2021 goes to Ruby Lowe, graduate student, NYU. The Wallace prize honors the best paper by an early career researcher presented at the annual meeting of the Marvell Society. Guest judge Professor Anita Sherman: In her wide-ranging essay, ‘”A World Within”: Inside Wither, Milton, and Marvell as Dialectic Voice’, … Read more
The School of English at St Andrews is delighted to announce the eighth annual English Colloquium, ‘Reimagining Andrew Marvell: The Poet at 400’, scheduled for 6-8 May 2021 (rescheduled from May 2020 due to Covid-19), in coordination with the British Academy, the Folger Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the Society for Renaissance Studies. This … Read more