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John Milton’s *Lycidas*, written in 1637 and published in 1638, stands as a quintessential example of a pastoral elegy in seventeenth-century British poetry. The poem was composed in memory of Edward King, a young scholar and contemporary of Milton at Cambridge, who drowned tragically in the Irish Sea. By framing King’s death within the pastoral tradition, Milton blends classical literary conventions with deeply personal grief, creating a work that is both reflective and culturally resonant. As a pastoral elegy, *Lycidas* adheres to many conventions of the genre, which emerged from classical models, particularly Theocritus and Virgil. Pastoral elegies often present ______ _____ ___ ________ _______ _______ ___.
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