The elegy 'Thyrsis' was written by-

• Matthew Arnold was a poet and a critic.• He is known for his strong moral voice. • He is a Melancholic or Elegiac poet. • His famous poems:- Dover Beach, - Sohrab and Rustom,- The Scholar Gypsy, - Cromwell. • His famous books:- The Study of Poetry,- Literature and Dogma, - Culture and Anarchy, - Essays in Criticism.• His famous Elegies:- Thyrsis,- Rughby Chapel, - Heine's Grave. Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr M Mofizar Rahman and Encyclopedia of Britannica.