Thyrsis (poem)

Thyrsis refers to Oxford's dreaming spires such as those on the left and right in this picture taken from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin

"Thyrsis" (from the title of Theocritus's poem "Θύρσις")[1] 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.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Summary of Thyrsis". victorian-era.org. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Thyrsis | poem by Arnold". britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Matthew Arnold (1822–88). The Poems of Matthew Arnold, 1840–1867. 1909". bartleby.com. 16 June 2022.