Chambers (English, U. of Wisconsin) shows that the door through which Dryden made his entrance to become the dominant literary figure of the Restoration was pried open earlier by the authors considered here. He situates important poems by Marvell and Waller within historical and literary contexts to elucidate meaning and also pays close historical attention to details of language, syntax, and metrics that supply meaning. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)