XThe Seventeenth Century, Part II.

This comprehensive overview focuses on 2022 scholarship concerning Andrew Marvell and other seventeenth-century literary and philosophical figures, with particular emphasis on Marvell’s poetry, prose, and reception. The Marvell section highlights the rich output of quatercentenary studies, including essays exploring his historical contexts, stylistic innovations, religious positions, and global perspectives, as well as his influence on later poets and contemporary criticism. Significant attention is given to detailed analyses of Marvell’s major works, manuscript transmission, and the interplay of satire, politics, and aesthetics in his oeuvre. Parallel sections survey recent research on figures such as Robert Herrick, Abraham Cowley, Richard Crashaw, Hester Pulter, John Wilmot (Earl of Rochester), Thomas Traherne, Henry Vaughan, Restoration drama (excluding Dryden), John Dryden, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, John Aubrey, and John Bunyan, covering topics from poetic style and religious thought to political theory and literary reception. Notably, Hobbes and Locke receive extensive treatment in philosophical and historical contexts, while Bunyan scholarship addresses mental health, allegory, and adaptations. This survey provides researchers with a detailed map of current critical and interdisciplinary engagements with early modern English literature and thought.