An Horation Ode Upon Cromwell's Return From Ireland Summary
Andrew Marvell

An Horation Ode Upon Cromwell's Return From Ireland Overview

"An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland" is a poem of occasion written by Andrew Marvell. As the title suggests, it was written to honor Oliver Cromwell on the occasion of his successful conquest of the rebellious Ireland and his return to England. Marvell, a member of the English parliament and a supporter of republicanism, expresses those views in a poem that also mirrors classical poetic forms. This ode was first published in his 1681 volume, Miscellaneous Poems, but was likely written in 1650, when Cromwell's return from Ireland took place.