Lycidas: - Poem by John Milton. - Written in 1637 for inclusion in a volume of elegies published in 1638. - This writing was intended to commemorate the death of Edward King. - 'Lycidas' is a famous Elegy by written John Milton.
John Milton: - Born: December 9, 1608, London, England - Death: November 8?, 1674, London. - He was an English poet, pamphleteer, and historian. - To some scholar, He is considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. - Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English. - Milton attended the University of Cambridge (1625–32), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English. - John Milton is called Epic Poet. - He is called great master of Blank Verse.
Major Works: - Paradise lost (1667), the greatest epic in English. - Paradise regained (1671) separated in four books. - Samson Agonistes (1671) (Poetic Drama) - Lycidas (elegy) - On his Blindness (Sonnet)
Top quotes: - Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven. (Paradise lost) - Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the days. ( Paradise regained) - Death is the golden key that opens the place of eternity.( Paradise lost)