Thyrsis
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| Originally published | December 1865 |
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| Authors | Matthew Arnold |
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| ID | 2971735 |
About Thyrsis
"Thyrsis" is a poem written by Matthew Arnold in December 1865 to commemorate his friend, the poet Arthur Hugh Clough, who had died in November 1861 aged only 42. The character, Thyrsis, was a shepherd in Virgil's Seventh Eclogue, who lost a singing match against Corydon.