ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Lycidas, poem by John Milton, written in 1637 for inclusion in a volume of elegies published in 1638 to commemorate the death of Edward King, Milton’s contemporary at the University of Cambridge who had drowned in a shipwreck in August 1637.

Detailed explanation-2: -Milton wrote poetry and prose between 1632 and 1674, and is most famous for his epic poetry. Special Collections and Archives holds a variety of Milton’s major works, including Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, L’Allegro, and Il Penseroso. Paradise Lost is one of the most recognized works in English literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Lycidas” (/ˈlɪsɪdəs/) is a poem by John Milton, written in 1637 as a pastoral elegy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lycidas: Introduction. Background and Text. Lycidas first appeared in a 1638 collection of elegies entitled Justa Edouardo King Naufrago. This collection commemorated the death of Edward King, a collegemate of Milton’s at Cambridge who drowned when his ship sank off the coast of Wales in August, 1637.