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This tender lyric is much more than another Catullan lament for the death of a pet. It is a dramatic monologue brimming with sweetness and charm. It is a study in Stuart girl portraiture. The Nymph speaks all 122 lines. In the process her young heart is laid bare.
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© 1979 Michael Craze
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Craze, M. (1979). The Nymph complaining for the death of her Faun. In: The Life and Lyrics of Andrew Marvell. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04588-4_10
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