Andrew Marvell in the 1946 British film "A Matter of Life and Death". It is also referenced in Audrey Niffenegger's "The Time Traveler's Wife" and Emily Colin's "The Memory Thief". The 1969 song "Beggin' Your Pardon" by cult American psychedelic rock band "Morgen" references Marvell's poem "To His Coy Mistress" Several works of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery also allude to "To His Coy Mistress". Andrew Marvell Andrew Marvell (; 31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth
Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed an open-ended scenario where the man is either guiding his mistress into nudity or left vulnerable as she remains clothed, Bell's theory is supported. Although the elegy is not Donne's most credible neoplatonic work, there is one instance where transcendent love is mentioned. Donne's speaker mentions that "As souls unbodied, bodies uncloth'd must be" (34), which suggests that the spiritual connection of two souls outside of the body, or a Neoplatonic love, is just as crucial and necessary to a relationship as physical, erotic love. Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed "Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to